[chrisinmd]

I had mixed feelings about bumpers when we shipped, I didn't think we would need them, but at Pittsburgh (our first regional) during practice matches we got hit pretty hard. Luckily we brought the stuff to make them so we frantically worked to get them finished for qualifying matches. They helped so much and also helped to keep the balls out from under the bot. In a practice match we didn't have bumpers and a ball got under our gears and we were stuck, the only thing we could do was shred the heck out of the ball (oops!). I thought they were a good thing, but they are definitely not an excuse to ram.

-Chris