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Re: Orbit balls breaking

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Originally Posted by Elgin Clock View Post
All 4 of the ones we found (& more other teams found) at the store were labeled (c)2007 & in a box shown here (or just loose from being played with at the store):

The ones in the kit have a simple tag on them & say (c) 2009.

Makes sense they were discontinued, & possibly the company was contacted by FIRST to make new ones??
I'm just guessing here though.
I noticed that when the balls we purchased at Wallmart break straight across the band at a 90 degree angle, however the bands on balls from kickoff seemed to have broken at an angle creating a sharp point that would poke through the fabric.

I wonder if the (c)2007 balls are constructed slightly differently from the (c) 2009 balls?
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