Materials & tech

Every material. A measurable standard.

Colour earns the first look. Construction earns the repeat purchase. Here, every material decision is tied to a measurable target.

M1Butyl-blend composite cover, 1.6 mm

SW-Tack 2 grip compound

A micro-pebbled composite cover tuned for dry and damp handling. The pebble pitch is tighter than a standard outdoor ball, which keeps the print sharp without losing purchase.

Grip retention 92% after 2,000 dribble cycles

M2Strontium aluminate, layered under clear coat

Lumen-X glow pigment

Charges under daylight or floodlight and releases over the following hours. Sealed beneath the clear coat so it never sits on the wear surface.

Visible glow up to 90 minutes after a 10-minute charge

M3Wound butyl, nylon carcass

Butyl air-lock bladder

Latex holds a softer feel but bleeds air. We use wound butyl for shelf life, so a ball that sits in a stockroom for a season still inflates on the shop floor.

Under 6% pressure loss over 30 days

M4Heat-fused, zero stitch penetration

Thermo-bonded panel seam

Panels are fused rather than stitched on match-grade footballs, keeping water out and the flight true. Machine-stitched builds remain on street and training lines.

Water uptake under 0.4% in a 250-rotation immersion test

M53.2 mm channel depth

Deep-channel architecture

Deeper channels than a typical recreational ball, so finger placement is felt rather than found. It also gives the colour blocking a hard edge under studio light.

Consistent channel depth across all print colourways

M6Four-colour plus metallic and glow

UV-stable ink system

Pigments are UV-stabilised so neon greens and magentas hold instead of chalking after a summer outdoors — the failure point on most colour-led balls.

Less than 5% colour shift after 500 hours UV exposure

The standard behind every batch.

Rebound
Dropped from 1.8 m onto concrete, 100 cycles, tolerance ±3%
Abrasion
Rotary abrasion to 2,000 cycles on outdoor builds
Seam strength
Pull test to 220 N on every production batch sample
Circumference & weight
Checked against the size grid on 1 in 50 units
Safety
EN 71-3 and REACH compliant inks and materials
Inflation
24-hour pressure hold on every batch sample