[Samwaldo]

As a driver and coach i learned alot!

FIRST off thank you to all suffield shakedown volunteers for a great professional competition. It was a smart call ending early. We walked away with a finalist trophy because we ranked 5th. Unfortunatly us and 263 (1st seed) were planning to join an aliiance due to our fast assists.

Now for notes: ASSIST! ASSIST! ASSIST! We learned from our first match there was no point in doing your own thing. During our second we did 3 cycles of 2 assists. By the end of the day we had done 5 cycles of 2 assists. Its all about that transfer. Speed and power also helped us ALOT!

We hadnt tested our 10pt catapult so we never used it, but with a reliable pick up, passer, and 1pt scorer, we did very well!

Most fustratrating thing: when someone misses in autonomous and takes a long time to pick up. We can pick up fast, and watching a slower robot is fustrating because you cant get a new ball!

Best part of scrimmage: breaking our robot! We learned what to improve and alter

Note: only burned 2 holes in the carpet. We love our new drivetrain.