Tuesday, June 4, 2019

THE FASTEST MOVING OBJECTS IN SPORTS – NUMBER 1 – BADMITTON SHUTTLECOCK


TOP 10 FASTEST MOVING OBJECT IN SPORTS (RECAP OF 10-2)
Rank
Object
Speed (MPH)
10
Table Tennis Ball
72
9
Cricket Ball
101
8
Baseball
105.1
7
Hockey Puck
114.1
6
Soccer Ball
131
5
Tennis Ball
157
4
Squash Ball
176
3
Jai Alai
188
2
Golf Ball
217

And Number 1 is:


The fastest recorded object used in sports competition is a badminton birdie (aka shuttlecock). While testing out new racket technology in 2013, Malaysia’s Tan Bonn Hoeng set a new world record with a smash traveling at 306 miles per hour.

The fastest recorded hit during competition belongs to Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei, who managed to smash a 259 miles per hour shot during the Japan Open final in September 2017.


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