[cjster]

Originally Posted by jijiglobe

At the beginning of the season and during testing in the lab I had a similar issue. I was used to the classic "Drive it like you stole it" mentality, playing extremely aggressively. One thing that helped me improve was simply sitting down with a gamepad identical to the one my team was using and going through the motions I had to make in a match. For instance, this year our team had some issues where if we didn't turn very very carefully then our stack would collapse. I practiced accelerating extremely slowly while I was doing other things. While I was having conversations or sitting around in my free time I would be gently moving around the analog sticks, trying to move as slowly as possible.

Also this year my team implemented software "gear shifting" that allows the driver to half the voltage going to our motors. Between these two solutions I was able to handle the unique challenges of driving in Recycle Rush.

Thanks! I'm definitely going to try making the motions of driving the robot as we're headed to the Michigan Championships in a couple days. Thanks again!