Velocity not being applied properly

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    I’m working on a basic VR game using the Nexus VR character model. However, I’ve run into an issue.

I’m using tools to implement a pickup system as creating a system most other ways has proven to be incredibly difficult to use and very buggy. However, if anyone knows of a tutorial on how to implement a better system, PLEASE direct me towards that.

The problem: I’d like to have the tools carry their velocity from being held to being released. This is so that when you let go of a tool, it carries it’s velocity and can be thrown. Here’s my current setup, using some code to get velocity from a dev forum post.

local tool = script.Parent
local handle = tool.Handle

local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")

local RATE_PER_SECOND = 2
local part = handle
local previousPartPosition = part.Position
RunService.Heartbeat:Connect(function(dt)
    local displacement = part.Position - previousPartPosition 
    toolvelocity = displacement/dt -- your part velocity

    previousPartPosition  = part.Position
end)

tool.Unequipped:Connect(function()
    wait(0)
    tool.Parent =  workspace
    tool.Handle.CanTouch = false
    wait(1)
    tool.Handle.CanTouch = true
    wait()
    local newvel = toolvelocity * 5000000000000 --this multiplier is only this absurdly high so that i can tell if velocity is correctly applied, it will be lowered once i get this working.
    print(newvel)
    handle:ApplyImpulse(newvel)
end)

However, the tool just drops to the floor without gaining any velocity. The print(newvel) is printing out the right number, so why is this not working?

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Have you tried math.huge instead of the really large number?

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The only point of the large number is so that if the velocity IS applied correctly, I can definitely tell because the object will be flung into the distance. And I’m not sure how well math.huge() multiplies, especially with Vector3s.