This balloon has a story for you
This ball was born in the sand! Co-designed in partnership with a world reference in beach soccer, Madjer (named best player in the world 5 times), and tested by children on the beaches of Portugal.
Hybrid ball because in the design of this ball we have mixed the comfort of a machine-stitched ball with the resistance of a hand-stitched ball.
Lighter than a traditional balloon
This model is called light because it is on average 15% lighter than a classic size 5 beach soccer ball. What's the difference? Thanks to its weight, it will be more pleasant for your young footballers to kick or head the ball. They'll also find it easier to make long passes or aim for the top corner.
What size, what circumference?
The size of this balloon is between 68.0cm and 70.0cm (size 5).
A round ball, really?
Here's the sphericity test:
Variation from measured mean: maximum 1.8%
We measure the sphericity of the balloon at 4,500 different points and look at the deviations.
Maximum pressure loss test: we tell you...
Here's the pressure loss test:
We inflate the balloon to maximum pressure (i.e. 0.6 bar).
72 hours later, the balloon should have lost no more than 15% of its pressure, i.e. around 0.1 bar. The pressure after 72 hours should therefore be around 0.5 bar.
This also means that it's perfectly normal for a balloon to lose pressure after a few days.
We also tested the balloon's water absorption ...
Here's the water absorption test:
In the laboratory, we simulate playing conditions in the rain by soaking the ball in 2 cm of water on a pivoting support while applying 250 compressions.
At the end of the test, the ball must not have gained more than 15% of its weight.
Not bad at all!
The most demanding test we put this ball through is the machine kick test.
The ball must withstand 2,500 kicks against an inclined concrete surface at 50km/h from a distance of 2.5m.
At the end of this test, we check:
- the general condition of the ball: the seams must withstand this test
- the circumference: it must not have increased by more than 1.5 cm
- the sphericity: it must not have varied by more than 1.8%
- the pressure: the ball must not have lost more than 15%.
And what do you think?
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