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Side spin is an informal phrase to refer to the application of english to the cue ball by striking it either to the left or to the right of it's center axis. Amateur or leisure players may refer to english as side spin. Side spin may be shortened to just side in some locales.
Hey Bruce, why don't you try to put some of that there side english on the white ball.
The term "side spin" is considered to be a slang term related to billiard technique. The side spin definition was entered on 1/3/2008 8:21:03 PM and was updated on 1/3/2008 8:21:03 PM. 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: english, body english, helping english, hold up english, inside english, natural english, outside english, reverse english, running english, side english, transferred english, unintentional english, left, right, side, sidespin, deflection, siding for more on the meaning of side spin.
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