While we're on the question of the sally door (and by extension the drawbridge) . Since they both extend out into the neutral zone when opened all the way, does anyone know if it is a viable strategy (counting as crossing a defense) to -
- open them from the courtyard (easy) side
- get the robot and bumpers completely in the neutral zone while still holding them open
- bounce the door so you're not touching it for a moment (so you are for that moment completely in the neutral zone and not touching a defense)
- still propping the door open after the bounce then
- proceed through the defense completely into the opponent's courtyard
I thought it would be but might be tricky to get the ref to see it that way.