20-02-2014, 20:12
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Re: pic: Grasshopper Drive
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Originally Posted by wasayanwer97
First, (though pardon me if I missed something, I'm only learning too) I can't really see the advantage of this over a normal, drop center, 6 wheel. It seems like there may be a lot of complexity and use of resources that might not provide an equal return in performance. What is achieved by going from 6 to 4?
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The huge advantage is that you lose the ability to spin / be spun. This has big consequences in certain games - for example, it's a lot harder to beat an unprotected full court shooter that you can't spin. Breaking through defense in certain scenarios is also easier, since a lot of defense is targeted high speed ramming designed to spin. This is one of the subtle advantages of a butterfly style drivetrain.
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