Possible Lower Scores on Einstein?

[Alpha Beta]

Originally Posted by Vikingtech2054

Through out the year our team and many other have been having problems with ball variables. I have also talked to other teams that have been having this similar problem, do you think it will affect the championship on einstein. With the einstein field being brand new with brand new balls do you think this will result in lower scores? Let me know what you think?

It is certainly not a problem to be ignored. New balls do behave differently in many ways. Most teams that have experienced elimination rounds as the #1 or #8 alliance got the best crack at new balls, and either learned how to deal with it, or didn't advance. We have dealt with this issue in each of our previous two tournaments and have come across some very specific solutions that we will hapily share with our alliance partners.

PS: At the beginning of the season we saved back a half-dozen or so balls in pristine condition to observe and manage these differences. It's nice to work with team members who have a great deal of forsight.