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Welcome to the billiard, pool, and snooker glossary of terms. This is the definition of Backspin as it relates to cue sports. You can also view the entire billiard dictionary.
Backspin is a method used to manipulate the position of the cue ball after it has struck the intended object ball. It causes the object ball to spin backwards from the original direction of the shot and thus, when it strikes the object ball and loses its momentum, the backward spin friction causes it to begin to roll back toward the shooter. This is usually done in a draw shot, and is accomplished by hitting the cue ball slightly below center.
Did you see the backspin that Joe put on that cue ball? Amazing!
The backspin definition was entered on 11/30/2006 and was updated on 10/24/2007 9:48:07 AM. It is a cue sport term that is related to billiard technique. It was entered in to the database by the Billiards Forum Editor. See also: equator, draw, draw shot, back spin, drawback, draw back, bottom spin, bottomspin, screw, screw back, bottom for more on the meaning of backspin.
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