US team catapult trick shots to new heights

A trick-shot team has taken the art to new heights after unveiling the latest weaponry in producing the most outrageous sport shots – a catapult.

The Legendary Shots, a team out of America, built the 12th century styled trebuchet back in 2010 and has transformed the ancient weapon of war into a deadly accurate basketball shooting machine.

In the video, the team sink shots from long range, off walls and even high bombs that are then bounced into the net with a mini trampoline.

The group even use a samurai sword to skewer one high clung shot.

The boys then prove that basketballs are not the only missiles that can produce hilarious mayhem, firing chunks of meat and dye-filled water bombs at members of the team and breaking open watermelons with a high-powered slap.

The video, which was uploaded on September 2, has since recorded nearly 30,000 hits on the online video sharing site YouTube.