Thanks Mike, You are correct, the ball cannot roll with "no slippage" contact on both surfaces.
Assuming the ball maintains "no slippage" contact with the groove (rolls along it) and slips inside the ball cup (ball rolls within the cup surface) what is best ball cup contact geometry?
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