So Robben is first on the list of fastest top speeds ever recorded and second on fastest shot speeds ever recorded @KirkDuyt
Who had or has the hardest shot?
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So Robben is first on the list of fastest top speeds ever recorded and second on fastest shot speeds ever recorded @KirkDuyt
Completely false shot speed claims. 211km/h
This equates to a shot from inside own half to the goal in 1 second.
I just know that Tigana had the weakest shot ever - he was brilliant at Everything else, but my God - his shots were weak 
Am I the only one missing somekind of WUM? “ The ball is gaining speed in flight. “ . “you can see it flying slower at the beginning”
I salute great comedy or despair at your point of view.
Aye, some of these quoted speeds are nonsense. Even Ibra's rocket versus Anderlecht was 'only' around 70mph, a long way away from the 130+mph speeds cited for other strikes.
Berbatov can smack the ball out of nothing. Maybe not the hardest, but got the technique spot on.
Right now for me it's Greenwood.
Right now for me it's Greenwood.
Running I knew, but shot speed? The bend he outs on his shots always seemed to be his main weapon, though I guess they have power too..
Not sure if he's been mentioned but John Arne Riise is surely up there. Broke Alan Smith's leg with a free-kick.
Ever heard of acceleration?
Looks like just 4 of us old enough to remember Lorimers shot power.
Most likely some goalkeeper, but we will never hear about that. They usually have the hardest shot in any given team
So hard to see the ball on the first showing
This is a WUM right?
God, I hope it is.
Reminds me of a german commentator who once claimed that Ronaldinho's shot technique is perfect because "the ball starts flying slow and then accelerates". Bending the laws of nature in that way should get him a nobel price.
Roberto Carlos
His freekicks were insane.
His freekicks were insane.
Arne Riise I recall having a ridiculous shot. Roberto Carlos also springs to mind. Can't think of many modern players who will fit that mould maybe Haaland ? He often seems to generate good power in his finishes.
I mean, the wording of this commentator suggests that the ball gains additional acceleration during the flight, I'm pretty sure mine doesn't. The force applied to the ball is constant, but the ball accelerates because, well, acceleration is velocity/time – until it reaches its peak speed and the forces that slow him down begin to prevail. You don't instantly reach 200 km/h when you push gas pedal on your car, do you?
Honourable mentions to Patrick Berger , That German Man City left back 15 years ago. Forgot his name.
I always thought Lothar Matthaus had a belter in him. Annoying person though, so he doesn't count.
Sticking with Germans, aside from Bonhof, I remember watching Felix Magath in my single digit years and be amazed at the power of his boots!
Sticking with Germans, aside from Bonhof, I remember watching Felix Magath in my single digit years and be amazed at the power of his boots!
Hasselbaink had a rocket. Yeboah could fecking twat them, too
Adriano. Albertz. Think Lothar Matthaus had a decent hit on him as well. Torsten Frings. Weah
Adriano. Albertz. Think Lothar Matthaus had a decent hit on him as well. Torsten Frings. Weah
Good shout. 20-25 yards out, if he got on his left it was almost certainly hitting the target at pace, if not going in. Scored a brace against us once when Pool smashed us 5-1. fecker
It's a shame that's the best quality vid I can find. I remember watching it can't remember if it was live or highlights on a midweek evening sometime.
Well, in the car you apply force over time which leads to a continuous acceleration but the force with the kick is only generated while the ball touches the foot. The ball slows down afterwards because of air resistance etc.. The theory is right but you apply it wrong
I believe the crowd used to sing "90 miles an hour, 90 miles an hour".
I can easily use any other example. The amount of force applied stays the same from the moment of the contact, but it doesn’t instantly transfer into speed. The ball’s velocity rises up for a bit (about 0.5 seconds) after the ball had been hit before it begins to decrease.
Charlton
Thats my memory too, pretty sure it was on live. Waddle missed the critical one
Good shout.
Surely Sir Bobby is up there. I haven't read the rest of the thread, I'm sure he's mentioned.
That ginger cnut that played for Liverpool could hit one. He's a right prick too.
Sir Bobby.
Albertz.
Riise.
Ronaldo.
Albertz.
Riise.
Ronaldo.
Oliver Bierhoff had pretty decent shot also.
Tony Yeboah hit the ball harder than anyone i can remember.
I cant remember him using his feet
Some of these poweful shots have been recorded from close range
for example
David Beckham – Manchester United – 1997
the record books state that an effort against Chelsea on 27th February 1997 reached 97.9 mph.
Of course his heading is golden. But his shot was pretty hard. My old man was a fan of him, so we always watched him play.I cant remember him using his feet