In recent events, teams have adopted a single flywheel design. Because of this, many teams have began to "Drop" Triballs into their robot.
Rule <SG6> B states that triballs may be introduced to the match by a drive team member gently placing one onto a robot of the same alliance. This rule does not utilize the terminology "Dropping" and there is no definition of "Dropping" in the game manual.
However, Rule <SG6> A states that triballs may be loaded into the match load zone, however they must be introduced by a method that does not cause the triball to have enough energy to roll out of the zone.
Through my interpretation of the rule, gently would mean as to not impact enough energy for the triball to move out of the zone if it was placed in it.
This presents me with 3 scenarios:
A. A drive team member drops a triball onto their robot at a reasonable height as to not impact enough energy to cause the triball to roll out of a zone if it was introduced in a matchload zone, not breaking the "Gently" requirement of matchloading, but breaking the "Placed" requirement.
B. A drive team member drops a triball onto their robot at a height at which they have impacted enough energy to cause the triball to be able to roll out of the zone, therefore breaking the "Gently" requirement of matchloading as well as the "Placed" requirement.
C. A drive team member places a triball onto thier robot, meeting the "Placed" and the "Gently" requirement.
Through my understanding, C would be legal and B would be illegal, but I am unsure of the legality of A.
Would A be a legal method of introducing triballs?