backspin

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1. backspin - Noun

2. backspin - Verb

Meaning

spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion

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A good chop will float nearly horizontally back to the table, in some cases having so much backspin that the ball actually rises. Source: Internet

A push resembles a tennis slice: the racket cuts underneath the ball, imparting backspin and causing the ball to float slowly to the other side of the table. Source: Internet

Aside from the initial direction change when bouncing, provided that it does not exceed the reach of the opponent, a cork-spun ball is easily countered with topspin or backspin. Source: Internet

Another difference is that unlike backspin and topspin, sidespin will have relatively very little effect on the bounce of the ball, much in the same way that a spinning top would not travel left or right if its axis of rotation were exactly vertical. Source: Internet

Sidespin can also be employed in offensive rally strokes, often from a greater distance, as an adjunct to topspin or backspin. Source: Internet

At the professional level, backspin is usually used defensively in order to keep the ball low. Source: Internet

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