Facing a 135mph Tennis Serve

Ever wonder what it looks like facing a tennis serve of approximately 135mph? This bomb was served by Bradley Klahn of Stanford, ranked #5 in the nation as of April 9, 2010.

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[noobray143]

doesn't matter how fast he serves it, that kinda placement is gonna get you an ace everytime

[ethongmurr]

His slow motion is about as fast as mine...

[squiddie96]

@noobray143 haha yeah I got an ace with screw-up serve were I hit the ball with the rim, i was playing a high school #2 singles. 

[sukaschultz]

wait..can i see the serve again

[spanosa7]

@thegarbageman21

That method (video analysis) is actually more accurate even than radar guns because of the angle and other factors causing them f.e. to read some wide serves a bit slower. Distance is quite easy to estimate fairly well in a serve like that. I can assure you the error from distance estimation does not account for more than 3mph.

So this serve is 128+-3mph. I think we should be very happy to be able to do that for free without a pro radar at all!

[thegarbageman21]

@spanosa7 but you estimate when the ball and where the ball bounces ... not accurate

[spanosa7]

@VinsUplifting

yes it actually was in the 128mph range. I was very enthusiast the first time i posted and didn't got the exact measurement for time. :P

[VinsUplifting]

@spanosa7 Thats much better! this serve looks a lot more like a 125-128mph serve than 135. Actually very few players can hit sliders like this at 135mph :)

[spanosa7]

@thevsters9 @TheDrunkGuineaPig1

Thanks. i know it was kinda nerd way but i decided to post it because it may help many people who want to calculate their own serves... :D

[thevsters9]

@spanosa7 ur too cool.

[TheDrunkGuineaPig1]

@spanosa7 holy shit :|

[zacker95]

@JARheadmix not that kind of player.. plus I'm 16 only :D