10 ball auto mode

[Swampdude]

Originally Posted by Donut

Those that consistently shoot in 9 or 10 will find those numbers change very quickly when they come under fire from autonomous modes that are simply "drive forward for 10 seconds".

I think thats a good assessment, and hopefully most teams are taking that autonomous routine seriously. It's very simple, but it's going to be very effective. Unfortunately you're going to miss and nail the wall sometimes, and regardless I think its important to have 1 teammate almost every match that can run an autonomous interference pattern. Scouting will eventually tell you where a team will wind up while they shoot, be it in the start spot or somewhere else. Then you can just point and shoot.
Our bot will be capable of getting 5-10 balls probably every autonomous, but we added sonar to be effective on attacks because we know there's always going to be somebody out there better than us at shooting, hence they can have the prized 1st or 2nd starting position. Also I believe taking out the opponents best shooter is a critical strategy if they can consistently shoot more than you. Although in our case its not worth it to take out a 4 ball shooter when we know we can get a minimum of 5. So it depends.
Also I'm sure for most designs, the closer you get, the more consistent your shots will be. So the teams that shoot from the start spot, not only deal with trajectory/distance issues, they also are sure to get nailed pretty consistently.