Worlds longest basketball shot?

snow
snow Posts: 4,337
edited September 2009 in The Clubhouse
Real or fake you decide.



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REGARDS SNOW
Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • lanion
    lanion Posts: 843
    edited September 2009
    I think that silly show 'sports science' has the longest confirmed...
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  • BeRad
    BeRad Posts: 736
    edited September 2009
    If the Guinness book of world records was not there, then I do not believe it to be real or the longest. However, I would believe it to be real if the video was a montage of hundreds of failed attempts before it was successful! :)
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,446
    edited September 2009
    Faked!!!
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited September 2009
    Hey, thats kyle field! I was just there saturday for the football game. I haven't heard anything on it, but the video is basically brand new...but I do think one of the kids in the 2nd video is this player for the aggies:
    http://www.aggieathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/holmes_bj00.html

    It certainly looks real, I dont know about the longest shot ever...but it certainly could be proven without Guinness being there...all they would have to do is refer to the video and they can see where they were and where the goal was and measure.
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  • BeRad
    BeRad Posts: 736
    edited September 2009
    exalted512 wrote: »
    Hey, thats kyle field! I was just there saturday for the football game. I haven't heard anything on it, but the video is basically brand new...but I do think one of the kids in the 2nd video is this player for the aggies:
    http://www.aggieathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/holmes_bj00.html

    It certainly looks real, I dont know about the longest shot ever...but it certainly could be proven without Guinness being there...all they would have to do is refer to the video and they can see where they were and where the goal was and measure.
    -Cody

    Guinness has to be there (ie: have a rep there) to verify for a world record that they will recognize when it is not something taking place at an official regulated event (ie 100 yard dash, fastest boxing knockout etc.) A video can be faked, and easily, by a skilled enough person. Take the slide-jump into pool for example.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited September 2009
    I'm calling BS on this one.
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  • mmadden28
    mmadden28 Posts: 4,283
    edited September 2009
    I don't know they were some pretty genuine looking reactions.

    After all, many many more have done what would seem like a statistical improbability (to me anyway) which is better known as a Hole in One in Golf-Smaller ball, smaller target hole, greater distance, and well, hitting that ball with a little stick.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,142
    edited September 2009
    Rock on!
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited September 2009
    Cool anyway.
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  • messiah
    messiah Posts: 1,790
    edited September 2009
    It is definatley possible. I made a shot from about that far with a football when I was a quarterback, and have made a hole in one from much further, so yeah, possible as hell.
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited September 2009
    I highly doubt its fake. If it was, I would believe they wouldnt have a couple members of the a&m basketball team there...and it is very possible...with a hundred or so tries.
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