However the Wilson is not without its faults.  Through the grapevine, the Wilson has always had a bad rap when it comes to needle valves. Out of all of our balls, the Wilson was the only ball that showed a deformation of the needle valve over time.  While, after just six weeks, the ball does not leak air at all, the valve had begun to bulge on one side was easily felt when holding the ball.  The deformation led me to wonder just how much longer will the valve hold out. 

Getting inside the Wilson 6000LE we were a little surprised at what we found.  Once we removed the leather panel, we attempted to remove a section of the cloth layer to get at the bladder underneath.  We figured because of Wilson's "suspended bladder," the bladder would either be not attached or semi attached to the cloth layer. 

This proved to be not the case.  In fact, the "suspended bladder" was attached to the cloth layer, using a strong adhesive and was impossible to remove without using a great amount of force.  So, we gave up and cut through the volleyball's cloth and bladder layer, exposing the inside of the volleyball.