What
is it?
We can't go into the Magnus Effect without describing the "Magnus Force" Below is a link to a YouTube video on the Magnus force and following some applications for the Magnus Effect. The channel that is linked is called "Veritasium" This channel is highly educational and I recommend to everyone willing to learn about some odds and ends in science.
Magnus Force
Magnus Effect Applications
"Magnus effect, generation of a sidewise force on a spinning cylindrical or spherical solid immersed in a fluid (liquid or gas) when there is relative motion between the spinning body and the fluid. Named after the German physicist and chemist H.G. Magnus, who first (1853) experimentally investigated the effect, it is responsible for the “curve” of a served tennis ball or a driven golf ball and affects the trajectory of a spinning artillery shell." - (Credit : https://www.britannica.com/science/Magnus-effect)
We can't go into the Magnus Effect without describing the "Magnus Force" Below is a link to a YouTube video on the Magnus force and following some applications for the Magnus Effect. The channel that is linked is called "Veritasium" This channel is highly educational and I recommend to everyone willing to learn about some odds and ends in science.
Magnus Force
Magnus Effect Applications
"Magnus effect, generation of a sidewise force on a spinning cylindrical or spherical solid immersed in a fluid (liquid or gas) when there is relative motion between the spinning body and the fluid. Named after the German physicist and chemist H.G. Magnus, who first (1853) experimentally investigated the effect, it is responsible for the “curve” of a served tennis ball or a driven golf ball and affects the trajectory of a spinning artillery shell." - (Credit : https://www.britannica.com/science/Magnus-effect)
As you
saw in the videos The Magnus effect can have a
large impact on the behavior of the ball as its
speed increases. In the picture/video to 
the right you can see as the ball's velocity increases so does the displacement. The displacement doesn't begin until the ball reaches a certain velocity. This is entirely dependent on the rotational speed of the ball or the "Angular Velocity" of the ball as acceleration due to gravity is the same even if it is not spinning.
Photo Credit : https://i.kinja-img.com
the right you can see as the ball's velocity increases so does the displacement. The displacement doesn't begin until the ball reaches a certain velocity. This is entirely dependent on the rotational speed of the ball or the "Angular Velocity" of the ball as acceleration due to gravity is the same even if it is not spinning.
Photo Credit : https://i.kinja-img.com