Playing on fast tables-help

[tucson9ball]

All league season I shoot in bars on what I would call medium to slow tables.
Then tournament time we play on fast tables and I have a hard time controlling cue ball speed. If I let up on my stroke I really struggle with getting the cue ball to react the way I want it to.

I understand this is more of an issue with me than equipment, but I'm wondering if using a softer tip would help.
Would the lower energy transfer of the soft tip let me keep more of my normal stroke and slow down the cue ball?

On faster cloth, try playing shape to have less angle. It's much easier to control speed if the shot is closer to straight in.

 

[Jerry R]

Thanks for all the help guys! I'm going to try to implement these things into my game.
I'm also going to try to put in some more time on fast tables to see what method works best.
I know I can get there, I just need to shorten the learning curve so I'm not out of the tournament before I figure it out...