[Ken Loyd]

This is a tough game! We spent a great deal more time brainstorming this year than in years past. Early on we thought we had all the angles covered but we used the old wood worker adage, "Measure twice...cut once" and reevaluated our design. It was a full week before we started even the smallest assemblies.

I like to think the planning paid off. With the help of Teams 60 and 1013, we won the Arizona Regional. We missed hanging the auto keeper only once in all our matches. We hung 7 ringers in one match. We lifted several robots 15" off the ground (we decided against a ramp.)

I think many teams under estimated this years game. They took it easy early and never caught up.

Ken