2012 FRC Team 1717 Uncut

[LeelandS]

Originally Posted by jakemochas

However, we were surprised to realize that we could shoot more quickly and accurately with crosshairs on the drivers station and a video feed. After we watched a regional in week one, we reassessed our shooting strategy and reduced the number of locations on the field that we felt were strategically advantageous and worked on those.

Wow... This surprises me. I knew of a handful of teams throughout the season who effectively used camera cross hairs. 1507, a shooter powerhouse at Finger Lakes, won the regional with those cross hairs. I believe I heard at one point 217 was using them as well, and 67 had borrowed the code for them for some time (thought this may be incorrect. Memory doesn't serve me well nowadays).

But I never expected 1717, one of, if not the, most precise shooters in the world, would use them. This really convinces me that you don't need complex systems to do well.