By Vinnie Mirchandani on July 8, 2010
Sure, it has been controversial especially with goalkeepers but an impressive amount of research has/is going into the official ball of The World Cup.
First, off Popular Science last December wrote this about the ball
“Jabulani takes another step towards perfection with just eight EVA and TPU panels that provide a 70% larger striking surface due to fewer seams. While the Teamgeist ball (used in previous World Cup) was great for strikers, many goal keepers complained that the ball’s aerodynamics created a lack of rotation in the air, making its path at times erratic, like a knuckleball. Jabulani attempts to stabilize the flight pattern of the ball through what Adidas is calling ‘aero grooves’, essentially long indentations along the panels. The grooves divide the ball up into additional pseudo-panels but by molding the grooves Adidas can achieve consistent location and shape to achieve optimal flight…
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