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Re: Efficient Points

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Originally Posted by Monochron View Post
So that auto would be similar to 2014? We only saw it happen at a handful of events last year, but there it was. I certainly don't imagine that any teams will be averaging 9 gears a match (especially while there is 40kPa to get) but, like you said, we may see it. If I had to guess I would say that a powerhouse team could pull it off, but I may be wrong there. Specifically, the point was about "never" seeing it happen.
Three ball auto in 2014 was significantly easier than a 3 gear auto would be. My team's robot was designed from the ground up that year to control 3 balls at the same time specifically for auto. (Though we mostly stopped running our 3 ball auto after districts, because most teams had a reliable one ball by state champs. We did run it successfully in all but one of our matches at Troy district though.) This year, with only being able to control one gear at a time, there's a lot more precision and speed required.
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