16-01-2013, 13:10
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Alumni turned Mentor
AKA: Branden Gunn
 FRC #4761 Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Rookie Year: 1996
Location: Reading, MA
Posts: 819
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Re: Team Update 1-15-2013
I don't think they will change it again at this point. These seem to be the available options:
Revert the rule to pre TU3. This would create massive confusion and would shake confidence more.
Leave as is. This would only create moderate confusion (the is no confusion-less model at this point). This is the most enforcable, and likely way.
Allow teams to choose which version to use. This is the hardest to enforce but easier on teams. How will the refs keep track of what team on the field uses which cylinder orientation?
Remove horizontal restrictions when climbing ( leave the 54" pyramid buffer). Hurts confidence and adds confusion, but not as much as reverting TU3.
Any other options?
I think they will leave it as is because they want to encourage climbing and not many teams could both climb and shoot well under pre-TU3 rules.
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