1. Cowhide: provided by the world-famous leather manufacturer Ganasen, the first layer of natural cowhide is selected for manufacturing the top products of Spalding brand basketball series. This basketball emphasizes the touch of ball control, the skin is sweaty but not sticky, the bounce is soft and moderate, and it is easy to control. However, it is expensive and difficult to maintain. Only used for indoor wood floors, usually used for professional competitions. This basketball is used in NBA professional leagues in the United States.
2.ZK superfine fiber: synthetic material containing "Spalding" patented component. Compared with natural leather, it has the advantages of delicate feel, sweat absorption and anti-slip, wear resistance and mildew resistance, and easy maintenance. Basketball made of it is usually used by professional teams for training and competition. At present, this kind of basketball made of ZK microfiber is used in the official competition of CBA Men's Basketball League and the training of teams in China.
3.PU synthetic leather: With the strengthening of people's awareness of environmental protection, PU synthetic leather is a new material to replace traditional natural cowhide products. Basketball made of it has the advantages of waterproof, wear-resistant, mildew-proof and suitable for indoor and outdoor use. Although it is also called PU synthetic leather, there are many kinds and grades on the market. In order to ensure product quality and prevent counterfeiting, we only use special PU synthetic leather materials imported from Yantai Leather Factory, the largest leather factory in China.
4.PVC synthetic leather: Although it is slightly inferior to PU synthetic leather in hand feel and low temperature resistance, it is superior to PU synthetic leather in water resistance, wear resistance, mildew resistance and salt and alkali resistance, and it is a good skin material for indoor and outdoor basketball. Similarly, we only use special PVC synthetic leather materials provided by imported and domestic professional leather factories.
5. Synthetic rubber: "Spalding" patented double-layer synthetic rubber production process is the best outdoor popular basketball leather with its leather-like feel and excellent waterproof, wear-resistant, mildew-proof and salt-alkali resistance. After traditional processing, the high-quality "Spalding" synthetic rubber basketball has changed people's one-sided view that rubber basketball is a low-grade inferior ball.