The drummer controls the tempo of the song while the guards control the tempo of the game.
At Matt's peak, he amazingly hit the drums 12 times per second. That's as fast as the wing speed of a South American Humming bird. And how fast was Jerryd dribbling? The data from the accelerometer reveals that Jerryd dribbles the ball at an amazing speed of 14 times per second. 10 percent faster than Matt's. That shows the dribbler has the faster hands than the drummer.
After watching Sport Science, presented by the National Geographic Channel and ESPN, I realized that dribbling and drumming can be compared to one another. It's really different in some aspects but the similarity is there as well too. It's all about rhythm and precision.
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| Matt Sorum (Guns and Roses) |
To help answer the question, Matt Sorum, drummer of the famous band Guns and Roses, and one of the best hard rock drummers in the planet will take the stage for the drummer's corner while Jerryd Bayless, an active player of the Portland Trail Blazers and a basketball phenomenon will also answer the challenge for the dribbler's corner.
Both drummer and dribbler will be wearing a hi-tech hardware called the wireless accelerometer on their hands to reveal exactly how fast they move. The challenge is who can produce the most number of dribbles in 30 seconds.
To get the most speed, Matt will be using a technique known as a single stroke roll to get his hands moving at the top speed around the drums while Jerryd will be using his both hands in dribbling low to the ground as long as his both hands don't touch the ball at the same time.
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| Jerryd Bayless (Portland Trail Blazers) |
At Matt's peak, he amazingly hit the drums 12 times per second. That's as fast as the wing speed of a South American Humming bird. And how fast was Jerryd dribbling? The data from the accelerometer reveals that Jerryd dribbles the ball at an amazing speed of 14 times per second. 10 percent faster than Matt's. That shows the dribbler has the faster hands than the drummer.
When Jerryd is dribbling, thousands of nerve endings in his fingertips called Mechanoreceptors send electrical impulses to his brain and back at 134 MPH.
Pretty amazing right? It's an awesome skill and I'm also referring about the technology they used to determine the speed of these two participants. These days, you can measure anything in an instant. Thanks to the world for embracing such kind of changes. With this, they calculated the movement of the hands easier and more precisely.
Was the technology really that reliable? I mean, I'm more on the drummer side.. Of course dribbling low on the ground seems faster because the distance between the ball and the hands is small, unlike a drummer doing a roll and the parts of the drum set is a bit far away from each other. But if technology says dribblers has faster hands than drummers and if that's scientifically proven, then I say OOOKAY. :)
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