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Originally Posted by ChrisH
At the LA regional last weekend every shooter went under the speed gun. If you couldn't pass or if you ripped up the inspection ball, you were not allowed to shoot. They will prpobably do the same at all the other regionals next week end and again in Atlanta.
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It's good that at some regionals this is happening, but as far I as know, as of now, it's up to the regional how they handle it. My team has been to 2 regionals and there was minimal inspection on this, but shooters that were definitely questionable.
As you said, perhaps everyone will be checked at Nationals, but until FIRST makes it part of the official inspection, it's only by luck that there will be consistent enforcement. Based upon the fact that this is factor that can give a significant advantage to those who operate above the speed and don't ever get checked, or can be an issue to those who are found to be above the speed after a match, I would still suggest it should be part of the official inspection specified by FIRST (and not left up to chance).