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Re: Maintaining Ball Size at Competition

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Originally Posted by Jon Stratis View Post
If I remember right, one of the videos FIRST had on after kickoff talked about how to properly inflate the ball within the cover to ensure you were at the proper diameter. If FIRST went to the trouble of making a video with a specific process and acceptance criteria, I think we can trust them to do what the video says to give us as consistent a ball size as possible.
Yes, Derek and Matt were able to get it to specifications easily and effectively. I wouldn't count on the teenager hanging out at a regional/district whose (one of many) job is to inflate the balls to have such a keen eye for detail.

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Originally Posted by Brandon1266 View Post
While I'm glad that you're accounting that in the real world millimeters matter, I really don't think it will mess up your autonomous or tele-op that much. If a ball is visually different than what it's supposed to be, I'm sure the volunteers will regulate it.
Depends on your manipulator. If the loader/ejector is relient on the ball having a specific size/surface consistency, the results on Saturday afternoon may be much different than those on Friday morning of competition.
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