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Unread 03-01-2009, 18:55
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Re: Orbit balls breaking

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Originally Posted by Greg Needel View Post
After about 5-10 mins of trowing them over our mock player station into the trashcan 4 out of 6 were significantly "looser" Upon inspection it seemed like the plastic connectors on each part of the ball break the glue joint damaging the plastic.
I handled a ball at Kickoff that had broken similarly to how you describe. The plastic joint had broken, and the acute angle formed by it managed to rip through the fabric covering, exposing the pointy plastic ex-joint.
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