Basketball fan gets nothing but net as he claims third record with blindfolded trick shot
A basketball fan with an uncanny ability to land very tricky shots has broken his third world record.
Jeremy Ware (USA) achieved the longest underhand basketball shot blindfolded after hitting nothing but net from a distance of 18.28 m (60 ft).
He set the record in Scottsdale, Arizona, on 4 May, adding to his collection of Guinness World Records certificates.
The 32-year-old also holds the record for most squats on a Swiss ball in one minute with a total of 37.
He previously broke the record for farthest basketball shot made backwards after sinking a shot from a distance of 26.06 metres (85 ft 5 in).
That record was broken earlier this year by Joshua Walker (USA) with a distance of 26.21 m (86 ft).
But with Denver Nuggets fan Jeremy keen to claim more titles, he may already have plans to take it back.
Speaking about how it feels to break a record, he told us: “It’s an amazing feeling, I’m sure we all remember as little kids going to the library to see the Guinness World Records book and just being amazed at everything that was in there.
“There are so many amazing people in the world that are talented and the fact I was able to get one was crazy.”
He added: “I never expected to get to a point where I had three. I was just blessed and real happy, especially after the first one.
“It’s a blessing, to say the least and I definitely do not take it for granted.”
While Jeremy has been making backwards shots for years, the blindfold made it much more difficult.
The fitness fanatic explained: “Essentially I’m blindfolded when I’m throwing backwards but I still have a reference point and am able to look backwards, but for this one it’s a little bit different, it’s completely dark.
You kind of have to just trust the process and trust your gut and know that the shot’s going to go in.
Jeremy, who was voted ‘most likely to break a world record’ in high school, says he’s been playing basketball for as long as he can remember.
There are even pictures of him with a ball in his hand before he could even walk.
“I was fortunate enough to play in college, that was some of the best fun of my life, I really enjoyed that,” he said.
I still play basketball a lot today and always have a game when I can. Basketball’s something I can’t wait to pass on to future family of mine when I get to that point.
“It’s a great game and it brings everyone together.”