niedziela, 2 października 2016

The most powerful serve

   Everyone knows that in volleyball the ball actually often flies in the air. But I wonder if anyone ever consideres the speed at which it can fly and how hard you have to hit the ball to make it fly this way. Apparently some strange people took to measuring those speeds. Thanks to them we know that usually the ball travels at a speed of well over 100 km/h- that's faster than some cars. Woman can't hit hit the ball that hard- the record is 103 km/h and was broken by Yanelis Santos. However the official record for men belongs to Georg Grozer and is 131 km/h. It was so powerful that his opponents couldn't take the ball. 2 years have passed and noone can do the same or better. On the other hand you need to fullfil certain criteria if you want your record official. One of them is the brand of ball you use. Matey Kaziyski used a Molten ball, which is supposed to be faster and that's why his record is unofficial. If you want to have your record officially approved you need to use Mikasa ball. It is the official ball of worlds championships produced by a japanese company.
   Here is the link to the movie with Grozer's impressive serve. Just look at his sculpted arms!




 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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