Beyblade (toy) - Hybrid Wheel System (HWS)

Hybrid Wheel System (HWS)

This system was released in 2008 in Japan and in 2010 worldwide. Hasbro calls the HWS the Performance Top System. It introduces new components making the Beyblades more complex including a wheel made of polycarbonate and more technically advanced bottoms. These kinds of Beyblades are part of Beyblade: Metal Fusion. All parts of an HWS beyblade are plastic except for the fusion wheel.

Names of Beyblades can now be determined by their parts. For example, Storm Pegasis 105RF has a 'Pegasis' Energy Ring/Clear Wheel, 'Storm' Fusion Wheel/Metal Wheel, '105(10.5mm)' Spin Track/Track, and a 'RF (Rubber Flat)' Bottom/Performance Tip.

• Face/Face Bolt: Playing a much larger role than the Bit Chip, the face is the screw that holds all parts together.
• Clear Wheel/Energy Ring: These are composed of CPC (Plycarbonate). Aerodynamics sometimes are a factor, and are used as a hold for the launcher hooks.

* Metal Wheel/ Fusion Wheel: These create a frame for the Clear Wheel and make the most contact with the opposing beyblade.

• Track/Spin Track: These determine the height of the Beyblade. Some are just heights (145,100,230,etc.), but some also have special features, such as metal balls (GB145/Gravity Ball 145), down-force fans (DF145/Down Force 145, UW145/Upper Wing 145, T125/Tornado 125) claws (C145/Claw 145, WD145/Wide Defense 145), spinning horns (H145/Horn 145, ED145/Eternal Defense 145) and height switch track (Change Height 120/CH120 and TH170/Triple Height 170).
• Bottom/Performance Tip: In this system, there are new Performance Tips to ensure greater performance, and have distinct classes; Attack tips are flat for aggressive movement (F,HF,CS RF,R2F,MF,etc.), Defense Tips are high friction (CS ,RS,RSF, etc.] While Stamina Tips are low-friction sharp/round tips and sometimes free-spinning tips (WD,PD,SD,D,EDF,EWD,etc.)