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.
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Sidespin
Synonyms for "sidespin" (2 found)
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2 translations across 2 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- efecte lateral noun (rotation around a vertical axis)
Finnish
1 entries- sivukierre noun (rotation around a vertical axis)
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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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