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Re: Fork type End Defectors & Ball acquisition

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Originally Posted by M. Krass View Post
That's probably not something you should be too proud of.

Our forks pick up the ball very easily no matter where we are, provided we can get the ball in between them. It's hard to see the other side of the barrier.
Our biggest problem was seeing the forks on the other side of the field and smashing them against the wall. I think it may be easier to lift the ball if we make our forks longer and picking up around our home wall.
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