The do's and do not's when shifting

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Originally Posted by ldsedam

Make sure to slow down before you shift in matches. Shifting from high to low while moving fast tends to cause wear on the gears (they grind). You should be fine to use high gear at most times in a match. Low gear you really only want to use if you get into a pushing patch.

We used 2-CIM ball shifters all of 2014 and for many outreach events from then until now and haven't encountered any gear shredding problems, but I do think it is better to be safe than sorry. Like a previous commenter said, cutting motor power during high-to-low shifting is a good idea and i'm going to have my team implement it this season.