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US teen’s jaw-dropping catch from 469.5 feet earns him a Guinness World Record
The teen from the United States had to catch the ball with bare hands to achieve the world record.
An 18-year-old teenager from the United States smashed the world record for the ‘highest catch of a tennis ball’. Cameron Heinig caught the ball from a breathtaking height of 469.5 feet, thereby breaking the previous record by 75.4 feet.
According to Guinness World Records (GWR), Heinig’s friend Julian assisted him in achieving this remarkable feat. Julian operated a drone to release the tennis ball from the astounding height required for the record. The duo practised for two summers to perfect their technique for this world record. After failed attempts initially, Heinig modified his approach by utilising a baseball glove. This adjustment allowed him to focus on positioning himself underneath the descending ball rather than attempting a conventional catch.
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Following his achievement, Heinig told GWR, “It did not hurt as much as I thought it would. It didn’t hurt any more than a really hard high-five.” Heinig had to catch the ball with bare hands to achieve this world record.
“Holding a Guinness World Records title feels great. It is surely my greatest achievement,” Cameron added.
The record-keeping organisation shared the video of this world record on Instagram with the caption, “Highest catch of a tennis ball 143.11 m (469 ft 6.2 in) by Cameron Heinig.”
Watch this world record here:
He further shared, “Many of my friends who watched the attempt said they couldn’t see the ball while it was falling.”
The video was shared three days ago on Instagram. It has since accumulated over 4.8 lakh views, and the numbers are still increasing. Many even took to the comments section of the post to share their thoughts.
Here’s how people reacted to this world record video:
“I can beat this,” claimed an Instagram user.
Another added, “I can do it at 200m.”
“Now do the highest catch of a bowling ball,” suggested a third.
A fourth joined, “Awesome.”
“I can do better,” declared a fifth.
A sixth joined, “I reckon I could do double that height easily!”
