sidespin
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
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.
Translations[edit]
rotation around a vertical axis
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