Jai-Alai Question of the Week


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Re(3): #529 - Do you believe the 188 mph record?

Posted on May 22, 2014 at 05:42:04 PM by Doug373

It would make yes/no type of queries a lot easier ! It seems that very few buy the 188...at least with a normal pelota.

Jai alai really isn't the fastest ball sport (IMO), but it is up there. I believe a top male tennis pro (or one of the Williams sistas semi-females) can serve it up at about 150 mph, then there is racquetball, and golf.

Bad equipment got that 188 mph, and/or an altered pelota, not a Superman that was 50 mph better than anyone else ! Nobody is that much better than the top pros that throw 130 mph , while most are more like 110 mph ! Either the gun was off or the pelota was non-standard. I think a golf ball might be able to thrown 188 with a cesta...

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