IMO, (changing the speed of a shot) which (changes the effectiveness of something else) which (ultimately affects the result), necessarily implies that speed affects the result. This appears to be a simple application of the transitive property. A affects B. B affects C. Thus, A affects C.speed itself isn't a force that acts directly on the OB's direction - it can only change the effectiveness of some other force that does act directly on the OB's direction
See grapsh 1-3 at each point (0,0). See also Dr. Dave "Speed has a large impact on both cut-induced-throw (CIT)..." and the OP "Speed alone has a considerable effect on the amount of throw"
Can you please expound on how the friction (of a ball collision) changes? I am not seeing how hitting a ball harder/softer changes any physical properties or coefficient of friction between the balls. IMO, the friction is always the same.The cut angle changes as speed changes because the friction between the two balls changes as speed changes
Lastly, I am aware that there is an inherent ambiguity using just the word "throw" (i.e, without using EIT and CIT). Please use judgment and context as appropriate.
-td