Upvote. Even though I think it's fake

totally fake imho ;-/ apart from the reactions sounding way staged, the ball arriving isnt even on the same path as the one leaving.

..and, its pretty hard to hit a basketball that far with a bat afaik. I'd expect more of a jolt up the arm, and the ball to go half way at best. maybe im wrong.

I've watched it a bunch of times now and I think it's real; whipped that ball, put a little English on it, and whooosh!

I thought it was fake the first time I saw it because I never trust the videos where you lost sight of the ball. But now, as I watch the trajectory, it looks right to me.

It wouldn't be the hardest thing to fake, but I'm not going to jump on the "I can tell from some of the pixels" bandwagon. The trajectory does look odd, but I've noticed when watching golf the trajectories seem impossible as well. I think "Whoa he sliced that by a mile" and then it lands right on the green.

>> ^silvercord:
I've watched it a bunch of times now and I think it's real; whipped that ball, put a little English on it, and whooosh!
I thought it was fake the first time I saw it because I never trust the videos where you lost sight of the ball. But now, as I watch the trajectory, it looks right to me.


Same. It's really easy to get english on a bball like that when you tag it with a bat and the way it left the screen is consistent with the way it came back on if you extrapolate the motion offscreen. But again, without seeing the ball the entire time, you never know...

Fake. A golf ball might be able to slice with enough wind. To do the same, with a basketball would require a category 5 hurricane. But, they did it once. They can do it again, right?

>> ^Nithern:
Fake. A golf ball might be able to slice with enough wind. To do the same, with a basketball would require a category 5 hurricane. But, they did it once. They can do it again, right?


You clearly wasted your childhood not playing baseketball.

A basketball hit with a baseball bat will do that kind of thing almost every time. The real trick is getting it to go straight.

The lower mass to volume ratio and increased drag with increased volume make it much easier to put a high spin on the ball, and easier for the ball to slice or hook.

Also, it's not wind that's primarily responsible for slicing or hooking in golf. Even (especially?) a bad golfer will learn this on a day with calm winds.

Check out the draw on this throw:



You might want to upvote it here:

http://www.videosift.com/video/World-s-longest-basketball-shot


Also, here is some lingo illustration for discussion purposes:

http://www.tydaniels.com/images/hook-slice-chart.jpg

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Son of a mother duck?

Go fuck yourself you clean mouthed piece of shit, you fucking cocksucking motherfucker, aaarrrghh!

>> ^Nithern:
Fake. A golf ball might be able to slice with enough wind. To do the same, with a basketball would require a category 5 hurricane. But, they did it once. They can do it again, right?



Shit, if you throw a cross court pass with a basketball it's trajectory will bend. I say real.

Actually, the above sentiment reminds me why I get strangely optimistic when I see kids actually PLAYING OUTSIDE. HOLY SHIT, RIGHT?

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