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backspin::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | spin |
Examples of backspin
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Similarly, a ball struck with backspin will travel with a long, floating flight.
From the newscientist.com
Be careful what you wish for as backspin might look good but it is hard to control.
From the independent.co.uk
He wedged his third shot onto the green and off, giving it too much backspin.
From the chron.com
The backspin she puts on the basketball that snaps at the bottom of the net.
From the thenewstribune.com
The speed limitation of the topspin stroke is minor compared to the backspin stroke.
From the en.wikipedia.org
They also are equipped with a dribble bar that exerts backspin on the ball.
From the sciencedaily.com
Did he really mean a universal church offering religion with a backspin?
From the kentucky.com
Peterson said her forte is the backspin she puts on her backhand shots.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The backspin on his bunker shot left the ball about 3 feet from the hole.
From the kentucky.com
- Spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion
- BackSpin is a classic Hip-Hop radio station on Sirius XM Radio. On 2008-11-12 this channel (along with The Boneyard and The Strobe) went on hiatus, however, on 2008-12-16, due to subscriber demand, Sirius XM Radio announced that this channel and The Strobe will return to the service on 2009-01-15 .
- In racquet sports, backspin (also known as slice or underspin), is a shot such that the ball rotates backwards (as though rolling back towards the player) after it is hit. The trajectory of the shot involves an upward force that lifts the ball (see Magnus effect). ...
- A spin that is opposite to flight directions. For more information, go to our Golf Ball section.
- A backspin is the reverse spin on the golf ball that has been hit towards a target.
- The backward rotation of the golfball that causes it to climb upwards due to differences in air pressure around the ball. Backspin also helps the golf ball maintain a straighter ball flight and reduces the distance the ball rolls after landing.
- A type of spin used mostly on defensive shots. When you chop the ball, you produce backspin. The bottom of the ball will move away from you.
- A type of spin where, if struck with a normal racket position, the ball would not make it over the net
- Reverse spin applied to the ball and prevents it from bouncing forward after landing; same as Bite.
