sidespin

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sidespin (countable and uncountable, plural sidespins)

Rotation around a vertical axis that makes a ball or other object curve in flight.
When a right-handed golfer hits a ball with a clockwise sidespin (when viewed from the top), it is called a fade or if extreme a slice and the flight of the ball will curve to the right.
When a right-handed golfer hits a ball with an anticlockwise sidespin (when viewed from the top), it is called a draw or if extreme a hook and the flight of the ball will curve to the left.

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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

Sidespin can be used effectively with a smash to alter the ball's trajectory significantly, although most intermediate players will smash the ball with little or no spin. Source: Internet

This makes sidespin a useful weapon in service, because it is less easily recognized when bouncing, and the ball "loses" less spin on the bounce. Source: Internet

Sidespin This type of spin is predominantly employed during service, wherein the contact angle of the racket can be more easily varied. Source: Internet

Unlike the two aforementioned techniques, sidespin causes the ball to spin on an axis which is vertical, rather than horizontal. Source: Internet

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