Discuss your answers 1. How can a spinning ball have more lift than one that is not spinning? A spinning ball has more lift than one that is not spinning because its soaring quickly throuth the air. 2. Why does the direction of the spin matter? The direction of the spin matters so it goings at the right angle of where you aimed it. 3. Relate Bernoulli's principle to the sport of your choice. For example, when you are playing basketball you want to make sure that the ball goesin the hoop so that you can score for your team. So when you aim you want to makesure that you know how fast or hard you need to throw it