Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:34 BOCA RATON: PPL lab visit
5:19 Performance Cannon
9:41 Why use balls with holes?
11:43 Ball correction factor
19:19 Durability Cannon
20:51 Spin Testing
26:04 BALTIMORE: USAP lab visit
27:31 Does USAP have a ball correction factor?
34:25 When is the ball retired, and why?
41:52 Why use 60 MPH inbound speed?
44:45 Moment of inertia
45:15 X-ray machine & CT scan machine
46:27 Deflection
50:57 Spin testing
55:11 Is 45-degrees better than 30-degrees for measuring ball spin?
58:00 What is the relationship between USAP and Element, and who developed the PBCoR formula?
1:00:16 How is USAP addressing paddle break-in?
1:05:52 Why not test for break-in to prevent paddle companies from cheating?
1:10:07 Concluding thoughts
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