48 point autonomous

[JesseK]

I think 54 points in autonomous is doable if the first bot to shoot is a catapult that's pre-charged. At one point I thought 10 balls was possible in the high goal, but after seeing the necessary timing requirements between balls so they don't get stuck I no longer think it's possible for the 10th ball to pass the sensor before the buzzer.

Of course, there's always the middle goals. 20 points from 2 partners, 12 from the 3rd. 2 of the partners go to different bridges for the remaining 4 balls (maybe more). If the middle bridge bot goes for the high goal and the side bridge bot goes for the middle, that's another 22 points. 54 easy points, or 56 if properly timed -- potentially more if there are more balls on the middle bridge. On top of that, the opposing alliance has to scramble to get enough balls back onto the field to get to the 2 balls/player requirement, so there's 2-4 balls available in tele-op before defense is even a factor. A good catapult (primary), a consistent layup bot, and a good off-centered key scorer are perfect for this setup. With 2 bridge stabilization devices on the alliance, it'll be very hard to overcome except by a similar alliance.

I doubt we'll see this until a district championship or St Louis though.