Best Ball Collecting device of 2002

[Andy A.]

Theres more then meets the eye...

Getting the balls was one thing, getting them in a goal was a whole other challenge. Lot's of teams could do one or the other very well, but not so many could do both fast enough or reliably enough. It's great if you can get 20 balls in 5 seconds, being able to dump them in 5 seconds to is a real advantage. After that, things like gear switching and strong brakes really help ball collectors.

My picks for top ball handlers would be 173 or 175. 173 didn't have the capacity of a lot of other ball 'bots, but they made up for it with consistent accuracy and a strong drive. 175 had great capacity along with a switching drive and strong goal claw. These two in my mind had the best balence of goal handling and ball handling needed to be excellent in both qualification and finals.

Now, thats not to say 95 isn't up there on my list...

-Andy