Posted by Stuart Grimshaw | Posted in balls | Posted on 28-07-2009
Nike Ascente football
Hot on the heals of Adidas and their new UEFA footballs, Nike have announced their new T90 Ascente, which is the official match ball for The FA Premier League, La Liga & Serie A.
It boasts:
- 360 Degree Sweetspot
- Longer Range
- Increased Visibility
- Higher accuracy
- Greater speed
but what does all that mean? Well the 360 degree sweetspot means that wherever you hit the ball it’s performance is consistent, which is kind of what you’d expect unless you buy one of those weighted joke balls.
Longer range, the T90 Ascente can travel 2 WHOLE ball lengths further than the Nike Omni … so watch out for those windows behind the nets!
Increased visibility, the pattern on the ball apparently creates a flicker effect that means you can see from all over the pitch. Which would be a good thing.
Higher accuracy, these bad boys have been tested in wind tunnels and the air flows much more smoothly across the surface of the ball, it also dips more sharply over defensive walls.
The T90 Ascente flies a whole 2.4% faster than the old Omni, and I’m going to choose the balls 3 layers as the culprit for this blazing increase.
If you’d like to buy one, they’re £84.99 from Kitbag.com
