Spin drift

A spin drift, or spindrift, is performed by hopping in one direction, quickly tapping in the other direction in midair, and continuing to drift in the first direction when you land.

Uses
A spindrift can be used to take corners tighter, to save an alignment that is slightly off while approaching a corner (notably on the last turn of SNES Ghost Valley 2), or to get more air (such as during Mushroom Gorge's gap jump).