noun
- a spinning motion imparted to a ball that causes it to rotate backward relative to its direction of travel
Usage: sports
Examples
- The tennis player added underspin to make the ball drop quickly after crossing the net.
- His golf shot had too much underspin and landed short of the green.
- The ping-pong ball’s underspin caused it to bounce backward off the table.
- She practiced hitting serves with underspin to improve her control.
- The underspin on the basketball helped it bounce softly off the rim.
- Professional players use underspin to create deceptive shots that are hard to return.