Does Clockwise Spin Shorten Ball's Range?

[zorro]

Homework Statement

If a ball is thrown horizontally in a vertical plane with a clockwise spin, the range will be shortened. Is it true?

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The Attempt at a Solution

I guess it is false in accordance with Magnus effect.

 

[fuzzywolf]

The range will be shortened compared to what? Be specific.

Tell us what you think the Magnus effect means.

 

[zorro]

Compared to the case in which any spin is not imparted.
Magnus effect is the phenomenon by which a spinning object in a fluid experiences a force perpendicular to its line of motion.