First Official 2012 Game Hint

[thefro526]

Originally Posted by pfreivald

I don't see why this would stop FIRST from using them... Any problems like that are just part of the challenge, yeah?

Very simple reason for not using standard tennis balls.

Watch how many teams in FTC struggle to drive on a field littered with racquetballs and you'll understand why a field littered with tennis balls could lead to the most boring matches ever.

(Also, what is the relation between this year and tennis balls? Last year was FIRST's 20th Season. Wouldn't Tennis balls have made more sense then?)