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Match scouting preferably video scouting is the best imo.

Here are some issues with pit scouting.

To start every team is going to be over zealous about their robot. They spent 6 weeks painfully building the thing so they are not going to tell you the thing doesn't work. Some teams give out spec sheets which are generally better but there is still usually a level of exaggeration.

There is also the issue with pit scouts asking questions that have nothing to do with the robot. Last year I asked a pit scout to leave after they demanded to know our annual budget and how much a particular sponsor gave us. I have no problem releasing this info I have a problem with them asking this while I am extremely busy. There are also pit scouts who ask stuff about team organization, build spaces, tooling ect. Please do not be that team. If you want to know info about a team email them, talk to them during lunch, after the event ect.

But pit scouting does have its place imo. To start we take pictures of every robot at an event. We get that done in the pits. We also take photos of peoples pits. And we learn about match strategy as that definitely plays a role.