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Re: Should We Catch?

I'm going to propose a different possibility - implement some type of bulldozer blade like mechanism, and be a low goal scorer. Design and build should be rather quick, use the remaining time to get really good finding the ball and pushing it in (drive practice). Think about autonomous mode where one or two of the other bots misses their high goal shot...you can push them in to get the first cycle started as soon as teleop starts. In matches with other capable shooters, the pusher can be employed defensively. Or, if you are particularly effective and fast, it may be more efficient to quickly end each cycle with a fast low goal and get truss and assist points, than spend time waiting for a high goal shooter that may need to set up for their shot and/or be easily defended.
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