You can also look at what happens in the first part of the incline as a rotation: [![Rotation.][1]][1] The ball rotates around the point $O$, with radius $R$. The centripetal force $F_c$ is provided by the Normal force ($mg\cos\theta$), while $F_t=mg\sin\theta$ provides a decelerating torque, so that: $$-Rmg\sin\theta=I\frac{d\omega}{dt}$$ $$-Rmg\sin\theta=mR^2\omega \frac{d\omega}{d \theta}$$ $$-R\omega d\omega=g\sin\theta d\theta$$ Note that the ball enters the incline at $v_0$, so $v_0=\omega_0 R$. Integrating between $0$ and $\theta$ we get: $$\omega^2-\omega_0^2=\frac{2g}{R}(\cos\theta -1)$$ Re-worked with $\omega=\frac{v}{R}$, we get: $$v^2=v_0^2-2gR(1-\cos\theta)$$ So $v$ is reduced and the vector now also has a vertical component: $$v_y=v\sin\theta$$ Once the ball leaves the arc the only net force acting on it is $mg\sin\theta$. <hr> **Edit: Centripetal Force** Firstly, $v^2=v_0^2-2gR(1-\cos\theta)$ can be easily verified by multiplying both sides with $\frac{m}{2}$ and reworking: $$\frac{mv_0^2}{2}-\frac{mv^2}{2}=mgR(1-\cos\theta)$$ This is the energy conservation equation, e.g. for $\theta=\frac{\pi}{2}$ then: $$\frac{mv_0^2}{2}-\frac{mv^2}{2}=mgR,$$ which is what we expect. We know that $F_c=\frac{mv^2}{R}$, so that: $$F_c=\frac{mv_0^2}{R}-2mg(1-\cos\theta)$$ [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/6dYbr.png