In order to determine the acceleration of the block, use the following formula:

Moreover, remind that for an object attached to a spring the magnitude of the force acting over a mass is given by:

Then, you have:

by solving for a, you obtain:

In this case, you have:
k: spring constant = 100N/m
m: mass of the block = 200g = 0.2kg
x: distance related to the equilibrium position = 14cm - 12cm = 2cm = 0.02m
Replace the previous values of the parameters into the expression for a:

Hence, the acceleration of the block is 10 m/s^2
It's important because you have to know when to make it go faster or else you might not be able to go upside down or in a circle
Acceleration = final velocity - inital / time
a = 75-10 / 7
a = 65 / 7
a = 9.29 m/s^2