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Re: Best 2010 Autonomous

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Originally Posted by WJF2011 View Post
1519 had the best auto at North Carolina, they scored 5 once, even had 1772 on their team and did well regardless in autonomous. Meaning that even 1772's great auto was helped by 1519's
Thanks for the honorable mention - that's definitely a flattering statement!

Well, I'd sure like to think that our team (1519) scored 5 points in auto once; however, I'm pretty sure we have never scored all five of our kicks! As has been said in this thread, it's almost impossible to make all of the kicks that reliable, as the bounces are almost impossible to make consistent.

That said, I'm fairly certain we successfully moved two balls from the far zone to the near zone, scored one from the far zone, and scored two more from the near zone in one of our auto modes! Essentially, making this our "perfect" auto, except that two of the balls in the far zone missed to the right of the goal.

I would definitely agree with those that think that auto is a very significant part of the match! It is a brief period when your alliance knows you have unrestricted access to 6 balls, which you can put in known locations! After auto, whoever has "ball domination" has a distinct advantage, although certainly not an insurmountable advantage.

Just figured I'd dispel the confusion about 1519's autonomous mode! Thanks again for the mention!
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