Corkspin and sidespin

Table Tennis Strokes and Technique

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Ayesha Noon

Ayesha Noon Asked 9 years ago

What is the difference between corkspin and sidespin?

 


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario Answered 9 years ago

Hi Ayesha,

It is much the same.  Just the ball tends to spin on a different axis.  With sidespin as we know it the ball spins more on it's vertical axis whereas what they refer to as corkscrew spin tends to move more around a horizontal axis.


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Ayesha Noon

Ayesha Noon Posted 9 years ago

how did I ask the same question twice?


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 9 years ago

You might have just pressed the Submit button twice while it was loading.



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