{"id":1783,"date":"2023-01-26T14:10:50","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T14:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.proracquetballstats.com\/?p=1783"},"modified":"2024-09-15T15:13:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-15T15:13:53","slug":"so-just-how-fast-is-the-fastest-ever-recorded-racquetball-hit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.proracquetballstats.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/26\/so-just-how-fast-is-the-fastest-ever-recorded-racquetball-hit\/","title":{"rendered":"So, just how fast is the “Fastest Ever Recorded Racquetball hit?”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Did Inoue really hit a ball 191mph? Photo unk<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

(Editor’s note: I published this piece in January 2023, based on a lot of data I have collected over the past decade. More documentation and more information came to light from crowdsourcing in the wake of this, and I’ve post-publishing corrected\/edited some of the text. At some point I’ll just have to rewrite this entirely based on new findings).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A post in KRG came up recently that featured the venerable former pro @Egan Inoue , along with the familiar claim that he owns the title of ‘fastest ever recorded racquetball hit” at 191mph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Except … the “proof” of that claim is basically word-of-mouth lore that has persisted over the years, without anyone providing a place where said MPH was measured or who actually measured it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the years, as I’ve done thousands of hours of research in our sport, reviewed old magazines for results. As i’ve done this, I’ve kept a collection of MPH claims and competitions, and I figured this was as good of a time as any to put these down in a post for reaction in one place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m going to order these claims in order of “highest MPH claimed” down to lowest, and for each claim I’ll list the source and the validity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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210mph Backhand by Sudsy Monchik <\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n