Sunday, May 22, 2011

Yes, You Can Make a 150-Foot Basketball Shot With a Homemade Catapult


The Legendary Shots are a group of basketball fans who go to great lengths to get the ball in the net – literally.

The Alabama friends recently scored a basket from around 150 feet – potentially a new world record – but it was actually the method of the shot that pleased them more than the distance.

The nine-strong gang built a wooden catapult which they used to fire the ball across a street and through the rim.

Free fall shot