What is the fastest ball sport?

[Maroon Heaven]

This came up a few months back when someone said Hurling would be up there.

I saw this youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Kp2J8gW1qw and a

golf ball was clocked at 204mph
Jai alai - 188 mph
Tennis - 153 mph
Baseball - 127 mph

Anyone got a figure for Hurling

[AZOffaly]

Hang on. That's the fastest the ball moves at. That's not what people mean when they say hurling is the fastest field game. They mean the speed the ball moves around the pitch, the speed the players move at etc etc.

[the colonel]

The most I have seen a hurling ball move is around 105mph on a speed cage

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

Agree with AZ was always told that Hurling was the fastest team field sport in the world.

[Maroon Heaven]

Hang on. That's the fastest the ball moves at. That's not what people mean when they say hurling is the fastest field game. They mean the speed the ball moves around the pitch, the speed the players move at etc etc.

AZ - I know all about the idea that Hurling is the fastest team sport.

Someone back in Feb had mentioned about the speed a Hurling ball can get to. I merely asked if anyone had recorded a speed for it.

If Baseball is at 127 - I'd imagine a Sliotar would travel faster.

[the colonel]

Hang on. That's the fastest the ball moves at. That's not what people mean when they say hurling is the fastest field game. They mean the speed the ball moves around the pitch, the speed the players move at etc etc.

AZ - I know all about the idea that Hurling is the fastest team sport.

Someone back in Feb had mentioned about the speed a Hurling ball can get to. I merely asked if anyone had recorded a speed for it.

If Baseball is at 127 - I'd imagine a Sliotar would travel faster.

I would love to see someone who could hit 127 but one of the best strikers of a ball in antrim was going full pelt to hit it around 105. I couldn't see a jump of over 20mph

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

Is a baseball not heavier and would therefore travel faster ?

[Maroon Heaven]

Is a baseball not heavier and would therefore travel faster ?

But with a baseball it is been thrown in the opposite direction as it will be hit - so surely that takes some of the speed off it.

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

Is a baseball not heavier and would therefore travel faster ?

But with a baseball it is been thrown in the opposite direction as it will be hit - so surely that takes some of the speed off it.

Not sure, just wiki'd it there and 100 mph was the answer?!?

[Hardy]

Hang on. That's the fastest the ball moves at. That's not what people mean when they say hurling is the fastest field game. They mean the speed the ball moves around the pitch, the speed the players move at etc etc.

I think what they mean is they haven't a clue. I've always taken that "fastest field game in the world" line as meaningless guff. Just part of the old misty-eyed hurling-good, football-bad propaganda. Who measured it? And what did they measure? And when was it announced? And what does it mean? And who cares?

And that's from someone who likes the game.

[Mario]

Is a baseball not heavier and would therefore travel faster ?

But with a baseball it is been thrown in the opposite direction as it will be hit - so surely that takes some of the speed off it.

I think this puts speed on the ball, the change of momentum is greater or something, for example in soccer try heading a ball coming at you at pace in the opposite direction, you get alot more pace on it than if you threw it up for yourself. As someone else has already mentioned, this quote that hurling is the fastest ball game in the world, is such a load of bollix, what are you measuring.

[Lecale2]

Is polo not faster?

Surely a pony can run faster than most hurlers?

[Donnellys Hollow]

Jai alai - now there's a sport!!

There was this yank who was in college with me who used to play it. You'd know about it if you got a belt of that ball the speed it goes at.

[Maroon Heaven]

Hang on. That's the fastest the ball moves at. That's not what people mean when they say hurling is the fastest field game. They mean the speed the ball moves around the pitch, the speed the players move at etc etc.

AZ - I know all about the idea that Hurling is the fastest team sport.

Someone back in Feb had mentioned about the speed a Hurling ball can get to. I merely asked if anyone had recorded a speed for it.

If Baseball is at 127 - I'd imagine a Sliotar would travel faster.

I would love to see someone who could hit 127 but one of the best strikers of a ball in antrim was going full pelt to hit it around 105. I couldn't see a jump of over 20mph

Was this clocked Colonel???

[gallsman]

Is a baseball not heavier and would therefore travel faster ?

But with a baseball it is been thrown in the opposite direction as it will be hit - so surely that takes some of the speed off it.

I think this puts speed on the ball, the change of momentum is greater or something, for example in soccer try heading a ball coming at you at pace in the opposite direction, you get alot more pace on it than if you threw it up for yourself. As someone else has already mentioned, this quote that hurling is the fastest ball game in the world, is such a load of bollix, what are you measuring.

Surely the speeds in baseball refer to pitching speeds, not the speed coming off the bat, no?