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You Know Those Viral Trick Shot Videos? We Talked to the Guys Behind Many of Them and They’re Fascinating

Mar. 8, 2013 9:23am Liz Klimas

Dude Perfect Gains Notoriety With Crazy Trick Shot YouTube Channel Videos

(Image: Dude Perfect via Facebook)

It started off as a group of college students four years ago choosing to shoot hoops instead of study for finals. Now, thanks to social media and video-sharing sites like YouTube, the gentlemen of Dude Perfect and their unbelievable trick shots have landed them in commercials for companies like AT&T and Pizza Hut.

As Tyler Toney said to TheBlaze in a phone interview, that day in college, he told one of his friends if he made a shot — it was a tricky one — he would have to buy him lunch. Swish.

“He ended up buying my lunch,” Toney said.

With that, Toney and a group of four other guys — all in their mid-20s — began filming their trick shots, which became crazier and crazier. The Dude Perfect YouTube channel was born. Among some of the most impressive are the Southwest airplane jet stream shot, the shot taken from an actual flying airplane and the world record-breaking shot from the top of Reliant Stadium.

More recently, filmmaker Devin Graham (you might remember his recent film of the terrifying cross-canyon rope swing) captured Dude Perfect suspending a basketball hoop from three giant helium balloons — the “floating goal shot.”

(Image: Dude Perfect via Facebook)

Check out this amazing footage:

How do they come up with such outlandish ideas? Toney told TheBlaze he dreams up most of them just because he “thinks of cool stuff” all day.

How often do they practice?

“Every shot is different,” Toney said. “Some are made on the first try and some take longer than that.”

As for the infectiously victorious reactions of the Dude Perfect team when a shot is made, Toney said they’re 100 percent authentic and are even more enthusiastic when the shot is made after a small number of tries.

n this photograph taken by AP Images for Allstate, Cody Jones, center, of basketball trick shot group Dude Perfect shows off his half-court shot for fans as part of Allstate’s March Mayhem experience at the NCAA Final Four Bracket Town in New Orleans on Saturday, March 31, 2012. (Photo: AJ Mast/AP Images for Allstate)

Dude Perfect has nearly 700,000 subscribers to its YouTube channel, on which all of their videos have a collective more than 107 million views. Two of the members of Dude Perfect have made it their full-time career while the other three have full-time jobs outside of the trick shot channel and its other business ventures.

“It’s crazy how far social media has come in just the last four years,” Toney said, noting that there were barely any trick shot videos when they first started and now YouTube turns over millions of results for them.

One of Dude Perfect’s first professional requests was from the NBA’s Sacramento Kings to promote Tyreke Evans in a bid for becoming Rookie of the Year in 2010. Evans won and so did Dude Perfect.

“It was the first time we were treated as anyone of importance,” Toney said. “It was also the first time we saw the business side that YouTube and social media could provide.”

In addition to commercials they have been enlisted to film since, Toney said they were invited to cover the Olympics in London due to their notoriety. They also have an app that lets people play around with their own trick shots — see more on that here.

Now we know you’re dying to see more from Dude Perfect. We pulled out a few of their trick shot videos, but visit their YouTube channel to see more here.

World record reliant stadium shot:

Flying airplane shot:

Dallas cowboys stadium edition:

George Bush Library Edition (with cameo appearance by Barbara Bush):

10 million point shot (involving several tricks with a Southwest Airlines’ plane):

Goodyear blimp edition:

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Comments (21)

tajloc
Posted on March 9, 2013 at 11:28am
RIDEMODELS
Surprised to see your change of topic to go to donation of $ to hard line conservative causes.
I too am waiting to see a true cause develop.
Rand 2016??? es possible, no?
I can’t donate to the TEA party salesman yet but I am TEA.
He serves who only stands and waits (Milton)
But Rom 8:28

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busterpuddles
Posted on March 9, 2013 at 8:35am
All of those shots made- some on the first try. And they’re all w.h.i.t.e? Impossible!

If obama had a… naw, never mind.

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4xeverything
Posted on March 9, 2013 at 7:41am
That was cool and all but, can they play basketball?

Just kidding…I’m goin’ to their site to watch more. That was fun.

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BlaisingCain
Posted on March 9, 2013 at 2:22am
Dude Annoying as Hell. Dude Men Children.

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tyuchic
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 3:40pm
they’re fun to watch, but… “dude perfect”? how about “dude hype” or “dude perseverance”? seems more apropos.

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battles
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 1:53pm
Here in Texas, the only trick shots come from the barrels of guns.

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- Dr.Doofenschmirtz
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 2:44pm
  Those guys ARE from Texas A&M University. Sooo…… Guns & basketballs I guess.
  
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RIDEMODELS
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 1:17pm
Wait wait wait……They did this amazing trick shot without the use of WEED……or without the use of a Federal ATC…Air Traffic Controller……How can you manage to do that without Federal help in the Air….Oh God the insanity….!!

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RIDEMODELS
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 1:12pm
I would put these guys against Obama’s weed smoking B-ball team anyday…….My money would be on thses guys for the next NBA MVP…..

Too bad they dont put these guys on daytime TV…….I am sick of the CHEW and the VIEW……This is entertainment…!!

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Eastinfection
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 11:48am
I wonder how long it will be before Dianne Feinstein decides the words “shot” and “shooting” should be banned from basketball?

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- RIDEMODELS
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 1:00pm
  Seems like a whole lot of practice and these guys are hard workers…..and not to get off topic….But I got a donation letter from a conservative…….to me since I work under a Gay liberal and another Obama voting “communist” whos only job is to micro manage my work because they know I donate and believe in my 2nd amendment rights and also the free market in America…..I have had a lot more experience than either person at work, but because I love my 2A I am punished and I have a different set of rules than anyone else at work….They can be lazy but not me and its only because of my political affiliation.
  
  I have everything I need under the Constitution so instead of me buying more ammo….it is utmost important for me to Give Give Give to the Conservatives…..and that is more important than any ammo……Obama knows what he is doing and he is squeezing the hard working out of this country so he can have a country of Bootlickers.
  
  Bottom line is that it is of utmost importance to Give to these conservatives, if you want a Free and Happy work place……Money has never been the issue with me, the Constitution and Freedom has always been the issue…!!
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 2:42pm
  RIDE…
  
  It’s your money. Do what you want with it.
  
  Me?… there’s no way on earth i will ever voluntarily give a single dime of my money to any politician… ever.
  
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Stoic one
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 11:05am
OK! Glad they and others enjoy.

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- RIDEMODELS
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 1:03pm
  I would rather watch these hard working guys…than the stupid CHEW……or the VIEW……or any other idiotic lazy crap bag show on TV…….This is entertainment at its best…!!
  
  Hope they never become BOOTLICKERS..!!
  Hope they live FREE and Prosper….!!
  
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RDYSTGO
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 10:11am
Do these guys go to A&M?? Anyone know?

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- TX_Ag_Engineer
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 12:36pm
  Yes, they all went to A&M. One of my roommates went to church with them; they are a great group of guys.
  
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PIGSWILLNEVERFLY
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 9:56am
I enjoy their jubilance at making the shots and their ingenious methods. Proves anything is attainable with the right formula and attitude. Most sports are more fun to play than watch…but this is really fun to watch.

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Landon410
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 9:29am
christians too

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- mikem1969
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 9:55am
  Freaking awesome.
  
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- THX-1138
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 10:13am
  Some of those shots required divine intervention…
  
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- RIDEMODELS
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 1:09pm
  They didnt make that shot….Obama made that shot…haha
  
  Hard work and determination…..Maybe this is why all those liberal NBA players are worried, I know I would be…..Does not seem like these guys sit around smoking weed and being lazy.
  
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