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Re: 2017 Proposed Scouting Methods

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Originally Posted by Trevor1523 View Post
This was spoken about last night at our build space. Yes, it is nearly impossible to count the amount of fuel going into the boiler. At the regional level it isn't really relevant.

Something I would focus more on is how accurate teams are at getting fuel into the boiler. It doesn't really count if one team can shoot 100 fuel at the high goal and only have 10-20 go in because their shooter isn't accurate. But if there's a team that can shoot 40-50 fuel at one time and only miss a few? That's a lot more valuable and a lot less likely to waste time during the match.

In summation; just look for how efficient teams shooter's are.
To take your example to the extreme:
If I had a fuel cycle in which I shot 9 balls (my entire hopper) and made 8/9 of them in 10 seconds I would be ranked higher than a team the shoots 75 balls in 10 seconds and makes 50 of them? You need some way to bring your ratio (make %) onto a level basis for comparison.

Just some thoughts.
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