On p. 38, the Beard seems to say that a 2:1 bank that is lined up straight with the cue ball and hit with EASY speed is equivalent to the same bank hit with FIRM (medium) speed with two tips of draw (max draw?). According to my opinion, the FIRM hit is never going to go in on a Diamond table, and I doubt it would work on a Brunswick table either. What is his theory on why the FIRM hit with two tips of draw should also go in? Topspin transfer from the cue ball to the object ball making the object ball curve after it hits the rail? On p 18, the Beard shows that he understands that object balls hit with more speed into the cushion bank shorter, but there is not enough topspin transfer to the object ball to make it curve into the pocket. In other words, I believe the speed effect is more than the topspin effect.