[Josh Goodman]

We've also had many people trying it different ways. We have a softball player, a soccer player, and a basketball player (and more!) all looking at the best way to throw. Most people have agreed on the "tomahawk" throw as the most efficient. It goes quite fast, it arcs, and (the best part) it has front spin so if you hit the center post, it will spin in. This throw was most effective at most any range EXCEPT extremely close. If the robot is touching the wall in front of the HP (like the starting positions) then basketball style really works well. The worst that can happen then is you miss the trailer/bot and because it has backspin, it has a good chance of going back into the airlock for reacquiring.