underspin
noun[U]
sportsspecializeduk/ˈʌn.də.spɪn/us/ˈʌn.dɚ.spɪn/themovementof aballturninground veryquicklyin theairor on asurfaceso that theballslowsdown ormovesbackwardsafterlandingorhittingsomething:
She puts underspin on theballall thetime.
Hehithisforehandswith underspin, then overspin.
Synonym
backspin
- Brush the back of theballdownwardfor underspin.
- Astrokewith underspin is the mostdangerouspassingshot, since the underspincausestheballtorise.
- Shethrowsin the front-of-the-handballs, with underspin or overspin.
General terms used in ball sports
- aggregate score
- assist
- back pass
- backspin
- ballplayer
- bend
- hat trick
- in boundsidiom
- inbounds pass
- indirect free kick
- kicker
- laysomeoneoff
- loft
- penalty
- pitch
- smash-mouth
- spot kick
- square ball
- timeout
- underhand
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