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Unread 09-01-2017, 17:17
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Re: Shoot while Activating Touchpad

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Originally Posted by GeeTwo View Post
The number of missed shots with those lightweight balls will go up drastically as the range increases. Making a robot that can hit the high goal from the carpet under the nearest davit will be much harder than one that can hit it from being in contact with the boiler, or at least in the key.
Oh, I agree that being up against the boiler in the key is the easiest shot. But the key is not fully protected. The only provision is the 5 second rule. I can totally see a defender watching a team get lined up for that oh so perfect shot, then jump in the key, kit the back corner of the robot and spin them out of alignment. Then, they would have to back out before the 5-count ended. But there's no distance provision as in pinning, so once they are fully out of the key, they can go in for 5 more seconds.

The only place where you get points for the opponent interfering with your shot is if you are touching a rope in the last 30 seconds. This is unlike 2012, 2013, or 2016, and more closely resembles 2014 regarding shot defense, IMHO.
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