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Re: Top/bottom roller shooter vs. bottom roller only

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Originally Posted by Aur0r4 View Post
We, therefore, need to really investigate the energy transfer efficiency at different speeds, and its likely not a linear relationship.
That's the disadvantage to the wicked backspin. The impulse given to the ball is split between angular and linear momentum. The more backspin, the less forward velocity we will see off our shooter.
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