Lin Dan hit 339 km/h smash?
Lin Dan 12:01 PM
I was watching this match-2008 Thomas Cup-Lin Dan vs Park...towards the end of the second game Lin Dan hit a smash, on the replay the radar showed that the smash Lin Dan hit was 339 km/h! I was wondering why this is not listed in the records, as it would be a world record! I attached a screenshot of the replay, it is a bit blurry but I hope you can see the radar reading
good observation. LD smashing power is not talked about much in BF or from the commentators. I've read about taufik (305 when TH was using AT700) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r590F7mRTw and Kenneth J's smashing speed (for MS) but not LD's smash speed. His modified at700 proved that he is utilizing smashing power to his advantage. In the 08 HK, he used smashing alot when he wanted points from PSH and TH.
This happened when Lin Dan was leading 19-17 in the second game.
Under pressure, Park Sung-Hwan lifted to Lin Dan's forehand at just behind mid-court... and Lin Dan launched into an almighty flat smash which would have gone a long way out, except that Park reflexively put up his racquet for a mishit.
I have a higher-quality video of this match... and evylgrynn is right, the speed-radar clearly does show 339 km/h during the replay.
See the attached pictures.
Certainly, the ill-timed smash looks like a very fast one - but whether the radar was wrong or right, I don't know because I can't make out what the Chinese commentators are saying.
If indeed the radar reading was right, then Lin Dan holds the world record for the fastest badminton smash ever recorded (faster than Fu Haifeng's mark).
Someone who understands Chinese could possibly shed more light on this
By the way, here's the youtube link to this portion of the match.
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