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Originally Posted by Bob Steele
I think I agree with you. I have played soccer my whole life... and there is definitely a difference between balls....they will react differently...
How differently ?? I don't know...
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I too have played soccer almost from birth and there is definitely a difference between the balls, some have different patch formations, or even have different stitching, but there are two main concerns, the first would be the exterior texture, if you have a more glossy ball then I believe that it would actually come off your foot (or the robot mechanism in this case) slower, probably holding on a little bit tighter because the exterior has more grip and would stick more. The other big problem is the strength of the ball, how well it holds the air and how much force it takes to turn the ball from a spherical shape into an oblong one, basically what effect your robot would have on the structural integrity of the ball.
Also they all have different aerodynamics.
I think all of that is true and makes sense, but please correct me if I am wrong.
And it is kinda weird that FIRST keeps using small vendors, the only good reason I can think of is that there is less chance of the vendor leaking info.