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View Poll Results: What is your defense?
Defense, who needs a defense when you have an amazing offense. 32 26.67%
Blocking is our specialty... no shooter is safe 6 5.00%
Pushing all the way... 15 12.50%
Pushing and Blocking, we will stop anything and everything, with whatever method is needed. 67 55.83%
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Thumbs up Re: Defense: Pushing and Blocking

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Originally Posted by Jonathan Norris
The difference this year is the FIRST has really out-lawed defensive measures, such as wedges, making it much simpler to play defense. Every robot will be a box this year, as long as your CG isn't too bad defense can be played by anyone. I have seen many teams who have decided to use 2 cim motors for their shooter, but a lot are also using the 2-speed AM shifter, which on low gear will provide the same amount of torque (roughly) as a kit gearbox with 2 cim in the AM shifter (considering proper ratios). We are using the AM shifter, and will have a lot more pushing power than last year if we keep 4 CIM on the bottom. but a low CG robot will be much better at defense than a high CG robot with high torque.

Using 4 CIM motors will give you plenty of power to push others, but when faced with another robot with equal power, it comes down to whoever has the best traction. After all, more power does not help without more traction to go with it. However, it will not take much pushing to knock another robot "off target".
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