Penalizing mecanum wheeled robots durring alliance selection.

[DanBrowne]

The issue I see with mecanums is that a lot of teams don't drive them like mecanums. They drive them like tank and don't take advantage of the omni-directional capabilities of the wheels. If mecanums were driven correctly (like Team 126 and 58. They know how to drive!), then I think we would be having a different discussion.

It's the same for all configurations. Omnis should be driven like Team 33 did. Swerve. Well if you made a swerve then you know how to drive it correctly because your that smart!

The key to a well driven drivebase is taking advantage of your drives strengths and weaknesses. Tanks shouldn't get t-boned because they can't get out of it. Mecanums shouldn't stay in corners to long because they can't push their way out if they get defense.

In my book, go tank! Only use mecanum if you drive it right and don't waste your time. Unless you want to try something new. Then go for it with gusto and lots of patience!