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FRC #5406 (Celt-X)
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Re: Best low goal robot

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Originally Posted by messer5740 View Post
We had a very tough time trying to defend against their effective low goal shooter at Pittsburgh. They ended up winning by 3 points against us, 3504, and 2614, in eliminations, but they ended up winning the competition. Good job 5406, it was a great match and hope to see your team in Pittsburgh next year.
Thanks! That was before we got our climber running too Pittsburgh is definitely a possibility for 2017, pending what they decide to do with Ontario districts.

The low goal strategy was a big gamble. We knew that eventually high goal shooters would be able to put up points that would overtake us, but we figured that in early regionals at least, a low goal robot would be able to run more cycles, and therefore pickup more breach and capture ranking points. The nice surprise was that (after extra practice and the addition of an auto ball) we were able to seed pretty high through Waterloo and into Champs too. For whatever reason, Stronghold kept things pretty balanced between the low goal and high goal right to the end.

I'll put my vote down for Team Dave 3683 as well. They shared our practice field, and we watched them drive rings around the defenses, scoring 7 or 8 "combined cycles" (crossing a new defense every second time). Throw in an auto ball and a fast climb, and they could hold their own against most high-goal shooters - definitely an inspiration for our team.
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