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Re: Ball Shifter vs other gearbox
I agree with your mentor in that the two different gear ratios between a CIMple box and high gear of a ball shifter can easily be compensated for with sprockets.
What your mentor is missing are the advantages of having two gear ratios. We generally set our high speed ratio to a slightly faster than usual speed. That leaves our low speed far stronger in pushing power than anything else on the field with a single speed gearbox.
Watch any of our matches. You'll see that we get from one end of the field to the other very quickly but if someone gets in our way we can go right through them in low gear.
Of course, not every game needs two speeds. If you consider that every drivetrain is a compromise between speed and power, having two gears lets you enjoy far less of a compromise. Why do you think that cars are coming out with nine speed gearboxes these days?
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