Removal of Low Bar Fabric

[Jon Stratis]

Originally Posted by jvriezen

Duluth regionals are using bumper fabric to refurbish low bars. Saw a pic of someone with a sewing machine on the side lines.

A huge shout out to teams 1816, 6044, 93, and 4230 for contributing parts or tools to the effort. Without them, the volunteers couldn't have worked in this solution!

[MaGiC_PiKaChU]

Originally Posted by nickbrickmaster

Were there problems with boulders going through the low bar? How was this dealt with?

we got 20 point in fouls for those boulders because of an other hp, making us lose a rematch by 10 points. we won the original match 90ish to 40... what a way to end the day

[orangemoore]

Auburn Mountainview has just removed them.

[cpapplefamily]

A single Polycarbonate flap makes sense to me. Seems to resemble the original design Hanging from rings and limit the swing to 100 deg in both directions. I have also hear the polycarbonate was week on the defense's and need doubling up to prevent flexing.

[Nuttyman54]

Same call was just made at PNW Auburn Mountainview after all three low bar fabrics were ripped. The final destruction was pretty epic...ripped entirely in half, the lower bar and attached fabric ended up fully clear of the outer works.

[PayneTrain]

Originally Posted by Jared Russell

Removing the fabric makes sense.

Adding a new penalty for rolling balls too well does not make sense.

You can balance it out by allowing the opposing team to throw noodles into the secret passage.

[frasnow]

Originally Posted by IronicDeadBird

They could use chain mesh it fits the theme.

I vote Mithril.

[Bluman56]

Originally Posted by frasnow

I vote Mithril.

Very adamant of you.

[Richard Wallace]

^ Cobwebs. From Shelob.

Seeing what happened to 67 today at Waterford, giant spider webs could not have done worse.

[Jared Russell]

Originally Posted by Rangel(kf7fdb)

It makes pretty good sense to me. The intent of the fabric was so robots have to carry balls into the courtyard. It would change the game drastically if you could just roll it through no problem.

With the right set of defenses on the field and a little bit of HP skill, it is already fairly straightforward (and legal) to bowl all the way into the courtyard.

(The details are left as an exercise to the reader)

[pmangels17]

Realistically though,it seems to me that teams that designed to go under one solid piece of fabric without sustaining damage or snags would be significantly better suited by a single polycarb flap than by a series of plastic strips or chain.

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by Jared Russell

With the right set of defenses on the field and a little bit of HP skill, it is already fairly straightforward (and legal) to bowl all the way into the courtyard.

(The details are left as an exercise to the reader)

And this is why you should always place class A/C in position 2 when you want to win the match.

[PayneTrain]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

And this is why you should always place class A/C in position 2 when you want to win the match.

It's one of many good reasons to do that

[evanperryg]

Originally Posted by Jared Russell

With the right set of defenses on the field and a little bit of HP skill, it is already fairly straightforward (and legal) to bowl all the way into the courtyard.

(The details are left as an exercise to the reader)

For the readers who don't like exercise, group B defenses in slot 2 and an HP off the local bowling team will get you easy rolls into the courtyard.

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by evanperryg

For the readers who don't like exercise, group B defenses in slot 2 and an HP off the local bowling team will get you easy rolls into the courtyard.

AKA most of chief.