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Re: 1678 Two Ball Auto

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Originally Posted by Caleb Sykes View Post
Just start without a ball and have your intake ready to grab the ball as soon as the match starts. 1678 has to drop their ball first, so it would be relatively straightforward to beat them to the center ball.

There are more complicated 2-ball autos that could avoid being blocked, but considering we went through week 1 without any 2-balls at all, we probably won't see hardly any two ball routines more advanced than 1678's.

It still requires a specialized auto mode, where you're lined up against the secret passage rather than a defense. So either your entire auto mode is preventing a two ball auto (the 1-ball will still work), or you're coming up with a much more complicated (read: more likely to fail) auto mode.

Yes, you can TECHNICALLY defend a 2-ball auto, but I don't believe the tradeoffs are worth it.