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PostPosted: 01/23/25 3:32 am    ::: OK it was during a men's game, but still........ Reply Reply with quote

During the USC @ Nebraska game on Wed, they had the best fan contest promo I've ever seen. A Nebraska fan had the opportunity to win a new Porsche by putting a golf ball the full length of the basketball court and through a square hole the width of a golf hole.

You can find the video easily enough, but you hear the crowd noise build as they watch the ball roll and roll and roll and roll straight as an arrow and right through the target hole. Amazing shot, actually. Nebraska's court seems amazingly flat and true, but even so, if the initial putt was off a very tiny fraction of a degree to start, it would have missed by inches or, more likely, feet at that distance (94 ft). I doubt if a PGA pro could make that more than about 1 in 100 times.

https://www.on3.com/college/nebraska-cornhuskers/news/nebraska-basketball-fan-hits-full-court-putt-to-win-porsche-vs-usc/

I've seen half court basket promos, and field goal promos, but I've never seen this one before.


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PostPosted: 01/23/25 10:40 am    ::: Re: OK it was during a men's game, but still........ Reply Reply with quote

I wonder if they even bothered with insurance for the shot? Or what the premium was?

And how many players and golf team members are now trying that putt???? Oh, and Caitlin Clark!

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I just watched the video. The "hole" was placed at the spot where the three point line meets the baseline. The contestant was putting from the same spot on the other end.

Something that I hadn't thought about when I initially posted was the effect the dimples on the ball would have on the wood floor and how much the ball would bounce. Watching the ball, as it gets near midcourt, you can see it bouncing.

Then I watched it a few more times. Something else I noticed is that when the ball got to the area near the far baseline, it was 2-3 boards inside the the three point line. This is the area where the line is straight to accommodate the sideline. Then the ball slowly starts making it's way toward the three point line and goes in!!

Truly amazing!!!

https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/43528754



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