Thread: Samurai hits 100mph fastball in a batting cage

That is awesome, thanks for sharing!

Originally Posted by Jimbo

I think I've seen that guy (maybe it was another person..??) on an Australian tv show doing a similar thing with a golf ball.

It's pretty impressive to me. Yes, he is only having to deal with one plane really (just getting the height right holding the sword horizontally) but getting it out of the sheath etc. He's pretty quick!

What I'd like to see, just to see if it were possible, is whether he could cut down through the ball as it went past (vertical movement). Sword already out of course.

James.

The shear force on the sword doing something like cutting down through the ball would be pretty high I would have thought. There would most likely be some risk of the sword shattering.

Judging speed and quickness, let it not be lost on all y'all as we say in NC, that he's striking the ball directly in the center, let alone at all, which if you've ever been in a batting cage at that speed, ain't that easy. Try it.

I can't help but think that even early or late the ball would still be cut.

Now hit it with a cylindrical bat and say that it is going for a single to left field that would be impressive.......

They say hitting a baseball is the hardest hand eye challenge in sports.

Originally Posted by Haroldg48

They say hitting a baseball is the hardest hand eye challenge in sports.

Trusting your inner self. If you "think" you lose.

But would you let him shave you with the sword?

Originally Posted by wayne394

But would you let him shave you with the sword?

As much as any strange barber....

Originally Posted by Grazor

Seen the Bruce Lee ping pong before, always thought it was BS but that looked for real.

Sadly it is BS. At least in the sense that it was produced for a Nokia mobile phone ad with an actor who kinda looked like Bruce and a ton of CGI. Sorry

Bruce Lee Ping-Pong : snopes.com

Dang, I thought that was too good to be true.

Also not trying to play "can you top" but it made me think of this, from one of my all time favorite movies. If need be, skip ahead to 1:00 to learn about how to shoot a gun BEFORE you touch it.
Hint: it's all in the snake-eyes!