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Detroit Teacher Breaks Record For Free Throws While Blindfolded [VIDEO]

By: Sara

Maybe Shaq should have practiced with this guy back in the day. A Detroit teacher named Paul Sauers pulled off an incredible stunt in the hopes of raising money for a mission trip to Uganda. He decided to see how many free throw shots he could hit in one hour...while blindfolded!

Blindolded Free Throw World Record 1 hour by Paul Sauers by Paul Sauers on YouTube

Paul popped off over 1,100 shots and was able to sink an incredible 483! That is roughly eight successful shots per minute. He puts the blindfold on and goes to town around 1:14. The video was shot on March 28th and Sauers is still waiting for official word from Guinness World Records.

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