[Gabe Salas Jr.]

I have noticed that on the 2X balls that there are ridges on the surface. Wouldn't this make suction cupping and/or vacuuming the 2X balls very difficult? In 2000, our team attempted to do something similar and tested this out. We were not able to properly suction the cups onto the 30" inflated balls because the ridges prevented the suction cup to create a seal. So the air continuously escape. I am pretty sure that the balls this year are very similar to the ones used in 2000, and if your team is considering on sucking the 2X balls with a vacuum/suction cup mechanism, I highly suggest testing this out before considering purchasing all the parts needed to assemble or create this device.