What is the fastest ball sport?

There are many ball sports, and we often play some ball sports in our daily lives, because this not only enriches our spare time life, but also keeps our bodies healthy. However, we know very little about other aspects of ball sports, such as what is the fastest ball sport, etc. Let us learn about this knowledge together.

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the maximum speed of badminton exceeds that of squash and tennis, reaching 261 kilometers per hour (the maximum speeds of squash and tennis are 243 kilometers and 230 kilometers per hour respectively), ranking first among racket sports.

This badminton record was set by Archer, a member of the British badminton team participating in the Olympics, in November 1992. Badminton coach Littler, who was present to watch this record-breaking performance, believes that this record will be difficult to break, because it requires not only superb skills and consistent tenacity, but also powerful smashes that can make the ball generate extremely high speeds in an instant. It is difficult for anyone to do this.

Badminton World Federation technical expert Bowditch pointed out that the record-breaking speed of badminton balls proves that it is a highly competitive sport. The qualities required to play badminton well are much higher than those for other racket sports, and the wrist strength and balance skills required are not possessed by other racket sports. When a badminton is smashed hard, it rotates in a circular motion, and because of its light weight, the ball moves very fast.

Chinese badminton doubles player Fu Haifeng currently maintains a top ball speed of 332 kilometers per hour, almost as fast as the fastest F1 car.

If calculated based on the ball speed of 261 kilometers per hour, it only takes 0.184 seconds for the badminton to fly across the 13.4-meter-long badminton court. In other words, athletes must complete reactions and actions including judgment, starting, moving, getting into position and hitting the ball within 0.184 seconds. You can imagine how difficult it is.

The Badminton World Federation specifically tested the speed of athletes' smashes on the centre court. Tests with microwave sensors showed that Chinese doubles player Fu Haifeng has so far maintained the fastest ball speed of 332 kilometers per hour for men, while the world's second-ranked Danish veteran Jonasson has become the "cannon" among men's singles players with a speed of 298 kilometers per hour. On the women's side, Chinese doubles star Huang Sui's ball speed reached 257 kilometers per hour. In last year's Davis Cup team competition, Roddick first broke the original world record with a speed of 241.4 kilometers per hour in the first round, and then broke his own record again last week with a serve speed of 244.6 kilometers per hour, making him the fastest server in tennis history.

From this we can see that the ball sport with the fastest speed is badminton, and we are not unfamiliar with badminton, but playing badminton is not as simple as we imagined. There is a lot of knowledge to understand and many skills to master. Therefore, we must be attentive and careful when learning any ball sport. Only in this way can we achieve something.