LAST EDITED ON Jun-07-03 AT 02:32 AM (EST)
 
Braveheart - from an earlier post by Dave:

"More likely a weapon of some sort was used. People can swing golf clubs at speeds over 100 mph and baseball bats at speeds in excess of 75 mph, respectively. .... It is also the case that using a weapon allows for the attacker to direct a deadly impulse to a specific area .... The weapon was also probably somewhat long to achieve a very high speed, not as short as a flashlight, for example. It also had to be relatively hard to achieve a very short deceleration (deformation)time."