Molten Sports

Commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the introduction of Molten's proprietary 12-panel design basketball, the GL7X is the newly-remodelled version of the GL7 and will feature improved consistency of touch and enhanced visibility.

In acknowledgement of FIBA's ever-increasing social media presence, the ball will also be branded with the Twitter handle .

Accuracy Enhancing Technology
ACENTEC

A ball that is 2.2 times more likely to go precisely where a player aims. That means superior ball control, to help deliver an instinctively precise response in every phase of the game. A ball with water absorbency one-fifth that of a conventional ball, ensuring a high performance that is not affected by weather conditions.

ACENTEC technology, produced from the cutting-edge automated production line, enabled a distinguished uniform surface. The result is a uniform quality, achieving a constant feel of the ball.

Cross-fusion bonding:

We've replaced traditional hand-sewing with a cross-fusion bonding technique for a smooth, seamless surface and quicker, more sensitive ball touch. As a result, VANTAGGIO goes where you want it to go, with minimum absorbency and maximum abrasion resisitance.

New Unified Outer Layer Technology:

This surface finishing technology ensures that the surface of the ball is uniform. The result is with a ball with identical friction at every point and moment of impact, and more abrasion resistance. This means the ball rotates at a uniform speed, which contributes to greater accuracy in every shot and pass.

Enhanced Multi-Layer Architecture:

When designing VANTAGGIO, we incorporated advanced lamination technology and adopted the latest mechanical manufacturing techniques. The resulting multi-layer architecture drastically enhances ball roundness, shape retention and durability.

Optimized Panel Construction:

VANTAGGIO's engineered foam is wrapped in a skin of high-performance polyurethane for finer ball control and excellent bounce. The innovative panel construction provides a high degree of elasticity.

FLISTATEC® has brought a revolutionary change to the conventional concept of volleyball and created a game that is more exciting than ever.

1. Original Design - Improved visibility, smoother rotating motion.

2. Increased Ball Control - By optimizing the air-current around the ball in flight, Molten has succeeded in increasing ball control during play.

3. Enhanced Flight Stability - Ground-breaking research by Molten revealed that by placing raised hexagonal shaped designs on the surface of the ball, flight stability was greatly enhanced.

4. More Accurate Overhand Passing and Sets - A soft, thick micro-fiber layer, when combined with the secure nylon wound layer and the unique hexagonal surface, increases the grip and allows for firmer, more accurate overhand passing.

FLISTATEC® Original Design

Visibility was improved by placing three streamlined panels on each side of the volleyball in a combination with Molten's original color patterns. The color white can be easily recognized in any type of environment. Yet when adding a combination of red and green colors to this streamlined panel design. the FLISTATEC volleyball visually creates a smoother rotating motion. This original design represents the flame in the letter "O" in the word Molten, symbolizing passion for the game.

FLISTATEC® Testing for Enhanced Flight Stability

Molten conducted scientific analysis of the air current over the surface of the ball. As suspected, we discovered that the irregular air current around the ball negatively influenced the flight path of the ball. With continued lab testing came the development of a new technology call "FLISTATEC", which stands for "FLIGHT STABILITY TECHNOLOGY". With FLISTATEC, we achieve a stabilized flight path by controlling the air disturbance around the ball through the placement of raised hexagon shaped designs on the surface of the ball.

In addition, Molten conducted flight stability testing by using a volleyball serving machine and analizing the ball drop points. Below you will find a comparison of drop points of a FLISTATEC ball and a traditional ball. You may observe that the number of irregular flight patterns is significantly reduced with the FLISTATEC volleyball and that the drop points are more consistent compared to that of the traditional ball.