Hole-in-One? Incredible Video of Golfer Landing a 178 MPH Ball Inside a Moving Mercedes
- Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:08am by
Liz Klimas
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A favorite for driving range junkies — aside from actually hitting the 300-yard marker with a golf ball — is to start pelting the ball collector when he makes his appearance in the caged vehicle. Nailing a moving target is a challenge and is sure to leave a dent, so you wouldn’t necessarily advise playing this game with a $200,000 car. Still, that’s just what Mercedes Benz and British pro golfer Jake Shepherd did — and the car’s exterior went unscathed.
Making this unique hole-in-one into a Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster set a new world record for furthest golf shot caught in a moving car – yes, there is a Guinness World Record for shooting a golf ball into a moving vehicle. The shot went about 275 meters.
(YouTube: Screenshot)
(Image: YouTube screenshot)
(Image: YouTube screenshot)
(Image: YouTube screenshot)
Given that the ball was actually being aimed for the inside of the car and driver David Coulthard was trying to catch it (not with his hand, but rather have it land in the car), you can see that he took the precaution of wearing a helmet just in case the ball chose to land on him.
Check it out:
In this footage you can follow the ball in flight:
For those skeptics who may be thinking this could be a hoax, the official videos are hosted on the Mercedes Benz UK YouTube channel and Mercedes has formally announced the news on its website.
So, here’s your standardized test question of the day: If Shepherd hit the ball at 178 miles per hour, and Coulthard was driving at 120 miles per hour and the ball traveled a distance of 275 meters, about how far away might Coulthard have had to be to reach that speed in order to be in the proper location catch the ball? Note, this is a rhetorical question; don’t expect us to provide an answer for it.
Here Coulthard and Shepherd explain how they made it work:
(H/T: Yahoo News!)
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banjarmon
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 12:09amBig Boys having FUN!!
Report Post »G-WHIZ
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 1:25pmHey!! Hey!! If a refueling-plane can refuel your coffee in a BMW….Why Not?!
Report Post »KyleD
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 5:52amIf this happened by chance I would have been impressed but the driver knew the direction, the speed, and could see it. All the golfer had to do was hit it in a straight line and all the driver had to do was place himself in that line and match the speed – swerve a little bit for correction.
Report Post »psike
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 12:31amAbout how far away might Coulthard have had to be to reach that speed in order to be in the proper location catch the ball?
Note: The question asks how far away from the golfer did the driver start. The proper location to catch the ball is irrelevant as it happens after the answer they are looking for which is “About how far away might Coulthard have had to be to reach that speed.”
From video “The Catch – Single Shot”, you can see that the time from when the driver begins his approach (I realize he was slightly moving already, but it is the best data we have available as it is one single sequence with no editing to throw off the timing) to the time he passes the golfer is 10 seconds.
Legend:
v = velocity (m/s) (meters/second)
t = time (s) (seconds)
a = acceleration (m/s^2) (meters/second squared)
x = displacement (m) (meters)
Variable to solve for:
displacement (x). This is the amount of distance the car traveled to reach the golfer.
Equations Needed:
v=at and x=1/2(a)(t^2)
Variables Needed to solve for x:
v,t,a
Given:
v = 120mph = 53.6448m/s This is the velocity at the time he passed the golfer.
t = 10s This is the time it took for him from rest to pass the golfer.
Proof:
v =at
53.6448m/s = a (10s)
a = 5.36448m/s^2
x =1/2(a)(t^2)
x =1/2(5.36448m/s^2)(10s^2)
x=1/2(5.36448m/s^2)(100ss)
x=1/2(536.448m)
x=268.224m = 880ft
Answer:
It took 880ft to get up to 120mph when he passed the golfer.
Note, this is
Report Post »Gorp
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 2:43amHuh? LOL
Report Post »db321
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 11:27amPSpike – with all do respect.
You, the golfer and the driver really need to get a life. Having some fun, great post
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 9:12pmCute, amusing…..with someone able to do this, it gives me hope for the world.
Report Post »Black Manta
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 3:26pmYaw so damn stupid….
Report Post »Whackajig
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 4:44amLike rap, ebonics, trousers at half mast,etc.?
Report Post »fedupv2
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 4:34pmHaving fun and the money to do it seems to make certain people mad. I could never afford the golf driver used let alone the car, ut I love people having fun and setting a record. It is too bad people look at thing with such a narrow and hateful view. Just my two cents or two pence wherever you are reading.
Report Post »dinadp
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 1:50pmI love David Coulthard. He‘s the best thing about BBC’s F1 coverage, especially now that Martin Brundle & Ted Kravitz are on SkyF1. Although, Eddie Jordan is always good for a laugh…
Report Post »SuperSuineg
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 1:36pmsweet shot, and is that the top gear test track? was that the stig driving?
Report Post »Dodot
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 12:48pmwonder what club he needed if he did it with the Chevy Volt? a putter?
Report Post »G-WHIZ
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 1:28pmAnd instead of “C H A R G E !!!…he would yell…RE-CHARGE!
Report Post »JerkyMiester
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 12:48pmBRAVO FOXTROT DELTA! Solve the world‘s economic problems and then I’ll be impressed.
Report Post »LovinUSA
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 12:21pmMust make Obama FROTH at the mouth…………….
Report Post »LeQuoix
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 12:21pmChrist people ….. if the several of you can post a complaint about this being a waste or not news worthy why would you bother to comment? You sound like Liberals. KNOWING what is news worthy……. really there MSNBC? Waste of time and stupid Mr Bloomberg? Live what you profess to be…….. Just because people do things you don’t think are interesting or is a waste…… ooohhhh actually sounds more like the antigun crowd…….. nevermind……..
Report Post »jinkxed
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 11:56amWhy would they do something like that?
Because they can.
Report Post »thegreatcarnac
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 11:32amNice car.
Report Post »KusoJiJi
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 11:16ama fun exercise in stupidity
Report Post »YallComeBack
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 11:00amThat was easy. What’s the big deal.
I’ve hit many cars with golf balls.
Usually the coming coming toward me. THAT requires much more precision!
Report Post »Wolfgang the Gray
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:57amIs this under the section of “Strange, but irrelevant”?
Report Post »geo01
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:47am.
Irrespective of the swerve and the fact that this is non-news worthy . . .
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Lights…..action…..camera
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Take # 322
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Report Post »lukerw
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:43amIncredible… but he cannot get it in a Hole that is Standing Still :)
Report Post »GlintoftheScythe
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:36amThat was a pathetic waste of time. Not worthy of publication or praise.
Report Post »MAULEMALL
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:50amis scyth some forign language for ,I’m a douchbagg….
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:33amThat was FUN!!
Report Post »rl
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:31amWhat fun….
I’ll take the car….
Report Post »randy
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:28amLast time I checked, the hole on a golf course did not shift 2 feet to the left for the golfer to sink his shot like the Mercedes did.
Report Post »Not impressed.