Throwing World Records

Colleen Macklin, Andres Vargas, Mattia Romeo, and Greg Trefry launched an exercise ball over a line of 18 people using a parachute. The record was set during the Ball-Pop event during the 2010 Come Out and Play Festival[] in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. URDB official Rob Birdsong was on hand as a witness. [#COAP01][]

This record was set as part of Prius Records, a two-day event streamed live on the Internet. In a 48-hour period, URDB officials adjudicated 200 Prius-related world records. This was the most records ever documented in a 48-hour window, a world record in and of itself. The event took place in Los Angeles, California on March 30th and 31st, 2011. See all the records set at the event here.

Roald Bradstock threw a golf club 64.52 yards (59 meters). The distance displayed in the video is something Bradstock invented called a “mettard.”

In 30 seconds, Brian Pankey threw and caught a pillow 25 times while spinning that pillow on one finger.

Brian Pankey threw four figure-eight knots using two hands in 30 seconds.

Nicholas Ferri threw eight single knots in 30 seconds.

Japheth G. used 24 different skill toys in one minute. The toys and tricks used include coins, juggling balls, juggling clubs, juggling rings, a pen, hackey sack, cigar boxes, ping pong ball and paddle, hat manipulation, spinning top, paddleball, kendama, contact juggling, bounce juggling, frisbee, spinning plate, basketball, soccerball, stilts, knife throwing, jump rope, unicycle, pogo stick, and a rola bola.

Roald Bradstockthrew a cell phone 132 yards (396 feet).

Roald Bradstock threw a golf ball 170 yards (510 feet).

Brian Pankey threw and caught a pillow 34 times in one minute while spinning that pillow on one finger.

Joseph L. threw his hat backwards over his shoulder and pinned it to a wall with a knife from nine feet away. WARNING: This record can be extremely dangerous. Please do not attempt this record unless you are above the age of 18 and trained as a professional stunt man. We will not accept submissions in this category from minors.

Chris and his friend tossed two Frisbees to each other 97 times in one minute.

Nicholas Ferri threw 14 single knots in one minute.

Brian Pankey threw a soccer ball 773 inches (64 feet 5 inches) while balancing on a rola bola.

787 people including international students and members of Athletics Prefects at Columbia International College in Ontario, Canada threw paper airplanes at once. They set the record with the theme "Go higher with your dreams." Each participant reflected upon their future and wrote or draw a message in their paper airplane, throwing the paper airplanes symbolizes each one's dream.

Brian Pankey threw a playing card into a wedge of a watermelon from a distance of eight feet.