Bumper Covers

[Jeffy]

Add velcro to the top of your bumpers and the covers.

We are not using andymark slip covers, but we made some very similar and had the same issue until we added the velcro.

[Ankit S.]

If it does look baggy, switch it out ASAP, in can get caught in your own robot. This has happened to our team before.

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Mac,
AndyMark do not know what the final dimensions on your robot are when they make the skirts. They are designed to fit anything and if they are saggy, you need to make them match your robot bumper size. This is required of every bumper design and can be called if parts of the bumper system do fall outside the bumper zone during a match. We had several teams who used premade bumper kits last year without modifying them to fit their robot perimeter. You need to make bumpers fit your robot.

[Yankeefan181]

I would suggest simply making two sets of bumpers. That's what many teams have done in the past and you wind up with much better quality bumpers and without the frustrating penalties.

[Mike Betts]

We used the AndyMark covers this year and it was such a tight fit that it took three persons to install it.

One item that caused it to be tight is that we used the KOP C-Base Drive Chassis in the "Narrow Setup" as per the instructions (37.25 x 27.25). The second is that we mitered the pool noodles to give is maximum dimensions at the corners...

If you made your frame smaller or cut the pool noodles shorter, you are going to have a baggy bumper cover.

Regards,

Mike