[Dan Richardson]

Thanks for the advice rick, we are considering it because that could be a problem. When playing defense we will be using the front side and avoiding frontal impacts. But it is 4" schedule 40 and we've hit it pretty hard, team 1083 used a similar design in 2004 and it never broke facing similar impacts.

we are still trying to figure out the best method for putting a guard over it, we are worried that if you put something directly across and it were to bend due to impact and flex into the roller. It may cause the roller to catch and motors to stall. We are definitely working on it. If you have any ideas to help us out let us know.