Week Zero Discussion/Impressions/Discoveries/Fun Facts

[Ty Tremblay]

At Week 0 in Merrimack, it was evident that a quick cycle is more important than a cycle that ends in a 10 point shot. It's better to get that ball in and start another cycle than it is to fight for 10-20 seconds to try and get another 9 points.

If you're under heavy defense, or don't have a 90%+ high goal shot, it's often more advantageous to score low and move on to the next cycle.

[BrendanB]

Originally Posted by Ty Tremblay

At Week 0 in Merrimack, it was evident that a quick cycle is more important than a cycle that ends in a 10 point shot. It's better to get that ball in and start another cycle than it is to fight for 10-20 seconds to try and get another 9 points.

If you're under heavy defense, or don't have a 90%+ high goal shot, it's often more advantageous to score low and move on to the next cycle.

^This

Smart teams need to know when its more important to collect your assist points through the 1 point goal over trying to line up and miss a shot up high.

[karomata]

Rochester Rally X is going on right now and we're having full 3v3 matches and they are AWESOME! You guys should really check this out, were really learning a lot about Aerial Assist today. The webcast is: http://penfieldrobotics.com/media/livecast.php

[Samwaldo]

Another thing noticed. Work on your pick ups. Almost every team is going to need to pick up and theres a good chance 2 out of the 3 robots on a alliance will be nothing but passers. Picking is really what can slow down a cycle.

We spent 2-3 weeks building different versions of a horizontal pickup and perfecting each. Best thing we could have done! We still have plans to improve though.