12-01-2017, 09:22
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no bag, vex only, final destination
AKA: Pinecone
 FRC #0228 (GUS Robotics); FRC #2170 (Titanium Tomahawks) Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Glastonbury, CT
Posts: 7,737
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Re: Climbing or No?
If you are a team that can accomplish exactly one game task other than driving, I honestly think there is a strong argument for making that task climbing. (I mean, ideally a passive human loaded gear mechanism too, but if you had to pick just one...)
If you're the kind of team that can't afford to both climb and score gears, maybe the Top 8 isn't for you anyway? To get a ranking point consistently, you either need a strong high goal shooter (with auton) or an alliance full of competent gear scorers every match. If strong quick shooting is out of your reach, like it is for many teams, it's okay to not focus on seeding #1 as your main way to win an event.
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Mentor / Drive Coach: 228 (2016-?)
--2016 Waterbury SFs (with 3314, 3719), RIDE #2 Seed / Winners (with 1058, 6153), Carver QFs (with 503, 359, 4607)
Mentor / Consultant Person: 2170 (2017-?)
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College Mentor: 2791 (2010-2015)
-- 2015 TVR Motorola Quality, FLR GM Industrial Design -- 2014 FLR Motorola Quality / SFs (with 341, 4930)
-- 2013 BAE Motorola Quality, WPI Regional #1 Seed / Delphi Excellence in Engineering / Finalists (with 20, 3182)
-- 2012 BAE Imagery / Finalists (with 1519, 885), CT Xerox Creativity / SFs (with 2168, 118)
Student: 1714 (2009) - 2009 MN 10K Lakes Regional Winners (with 2826, 2470)
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