Thread: Am I the only one that thinks that Breakaway is a game for the powerhouse vets?
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Re: Am I the only one that thinks that Breakaway is a game for the powerhouse vets?
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Originally Posted by Chris is me View Post
While true (and congrats), with only 12 scoring opportunities on the ground at any given time, why would anyone choose not to open as many of them as possible with a magnet? You basically need a magnet or vac to peel balls off walls, and that's where at least half the balls go...
Our robot doesn't have a problem getting balls on the wall... in fact I believe that we're faster at getting balls off the wall than many teams with ball magnets... especially balls in the corners.

I remember one match where we put our robot up against the wall, and drove straight to the goal, scoring 4 balls at once.
To be perfectly honest, we tried adding a ball magnet near the end of the season but scrapped it due to weight, I don't think that's held us back at all.
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