Small, hard and faster than it looks \u2013 the ball is the cheapest piece of hockey equipment, yet it can make the biggest difference to training quality. Here is how a match ball differs from a training one, what the dimples are for and which colour to choose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A field hockey ball weighs 156\u2013163 g and has a circumference of 224\u2013235 mm \u2013 the range set by international rules. The hard plastic shell (usually with a cork or foam core) makes it resistant to hits from a stick swung at high speed. That is exactly why hockey is played in shin guards, and the goalkeeper wears full protective gear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nowoczesne boiska to nawadniana lub piaskowa sztuczna murawa. Na mokrej nawierzchni g\u0142adka pi\u0142ka zbiera przed sob\u0105 film wodny i zaczyna \u201ep\u0142ywa\u0107” \u2013 traci pr\u0119dko\u015b\u0107 i przewidywalno\u015b\u0107. Wg\u0142\u0119bienia na powierzchni (jak w pi\u0142ce golfowej) przerywaj\u0105 t\u0119 warstw\u0119: pi\u0142ka dimple toczy si\u0119 r\u00f3wno i stabilnie leci po podcince. Na zewn\u0119trznych boiskach to dzi\u015b standard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Match balls<\/strong> must keep identical parameters across the whole batch \u2013 perfectly balanced, with a consistent bounce, which makes them pricier. Training balls<\/strong> have the same size and weight but looser manufacturing tolerances \u2013 for daily technique work, shooting and drills they are perfectly sufficient, and they are bought in bigger quantities. It is worth having at least a few for training: nothing kills the rhythm of a session like chasing a single ball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The classic is white \u2013 most visible on green and blue turf. Orange, yellow or pink come in handy when visibility drops: in winter, at dusk or when players wear white kits. Indoors, smooth balls are used \u2013 on a dry floor the dimples are not needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the Balls<\/a> category you will find the NKD Elite Dimple Ball \u2013 a dimpled match ball from the brand you know from our sticks. Complete it with a stick<\/a> and protection<\/a>, and if you are just starting your hockey journey \u2013 read our guide: how to choose a stick<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Need a larger number of balls for a club or academy? Email us at sklep@fieldhockeyzone.com \u2013 we will prepare a quote.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 156\u2013163 g of hard plastic: what dimples are for, how a match ball differs from a training one, which colour to pick and why indoor hockey uses a smooth ball.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[449],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-poradniki"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fieldhockeyzone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fieldhockeyzone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fieldhockeyzone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fieldhockeyzone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fieldhockeyzone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5853"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fieldhockeyzone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5853\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5859,"href":"https:\/\/fieldhockeyzone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5853\/revisions\/5859"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fieldhockeyzone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fieldhockeyzone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fieldhockeyzone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fieldhockeyzone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Which colour?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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