[Tom Line]

How important is hanging? Do a little math.

On average, how many points are going to be scored per match? Then, calculate how often they'll be scored.

For instance I'd wager saying that each team scored 2-4 points per match during week one (in fact that's probably a bit high). It's pretty simple to see that hanging in that context is HUGE.

In the fourth week, there were routinely scores up in the 8-10 point range during eliminations. That 2 points might save you once or twice, but it's a lot less important.

At nationals? It may be (on average) even less important, as robots improve and scoring improves.

It's a risk vs. reward thing. Do the math on the rate of scoring, and figure out which is more important - taking the time to hang or trying to score another 2 balls. My guess is that by nationals unless you hang in under 10 seconds every single time, then mathematically it's a wash.