Poor team scouting methods?

[SunKing]

Oh too kind...

All this conversation has gotten me thinking though, about the difference between subjective and objective scouting. We've tried objective during the beginning part of last year, and my problem with that is that a robot that scored slowly with 4 ringers with no defense would register the same on a sheet as a robot that scored 4 under heavy defense. One's clearly better, but not according to the sheet.

Then again, at the Regionals this year though, I did see evidence of a lot of scouter bias. I guess once people make up their minds about a robot, it takes a lot to make them change their minds.

I think in the end I'd prefer a subjective system operating under a skilled, trained scouting squad. We'll have to see in Atlanta.

Speaking of Atlanta too, if any teams want to stop by Team 1124 in the crowds (look for the blue superman shirts), our scouting team would love to share our data.