To put a side/backspin on the ball helping it stop faster on impact.

a type of controlled golf shot in which a golfer induces a fade ball flight

any shot where the cue ball contacts the object ball off center and thus drives the object ball in a direction other than the cue balls original path.

A spike from the hitter's strong side that travels at a sharp angle across the net.

A term used to describe a contact of more than 45 degrees or so.