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noun A spin that tends to retard, arrest, or reverse the linear motion of an object, especially of a ball.

An open face also lets the flange on the bottom of the club slide more easily along the ground instead of dig, which is critical for controlling backspin.
Use the quick-play controls to curve around hills, "backspin" on greens and — WMExperts
This also gives you the flexibility to turn one wheel faster than the other, to impart backspin or forespin or side-spin (when mounted sideways) or similar. — Make - All Discussions
You can also control backspin, draw / fade and loft / punch setup for each shot with sliders on the left hand side of the screen. — IntoMobile
The greater the backspin, the higher the ball will fly and the more it will spin, and therefore stop or even spin backwards on impact with the turf.