Corkspin and sidespin

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Ayesha Noon
Ayesha Noon Asked 11 years ago

What is the difference between corkspin and sidespin?

Alois Rosario
Member Badge Alois Rosario Answered 11 years ago

Hi Ayesha,

It is just terminology.  It is the axis that the ball is spinning on.  What players refer to as sidespin is where the ball spins on its vertical axis and corkscrew is where it spins more on it horizontal axis.

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Ayesha Noon

Ayesha Noon Posted 11 years ago

Ok thank you

Ayesha Noon

Ayesha Noon Posted 11 years ago

I thought corkspin is the ball rotating on a vertical axis and sidespin is the ball rotating on a horizontal axis

Ayesha Noon

Ayesha Noon Posted 11 years ago

I got it mixed up

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