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Testmonat: August 2010

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Rating von 1 (flop) bis 10 (top) auf den Konditionen:

Stärken: The control at the breakpoint is what we liked the most about the Avalanche Urethane. It’s perfect for conditions that require playing closer to the friction.

Schwächen: This new urethane release requires more friction in order to perform at its highest level than many of today’s modern covers. When it comes to medium and oily patterns, only rev dominant players or those with slower ball speeds will have a high level of success.

Insgesamt: The core/cover combination of the Avalanche Urethane is perfect for drier patterns and when a more direct line to the pocket is required. Those with slower ball speeds will find it more useful on higher volumes of oil compared to those with higher ball speeds.

Comments: The Avalanche Urethane joins the other Avalanches in Brunswick’s affordable performance category. This new release uses the same core design as the others in this category, but goes retro by using a urethane cover. The addition of a urethane cover to this price point gives Brunswick fans ultimate control at an affordable price. During our testing, we found the Avalanche Urethane to match up best with our dry test pattern, which is considered to be short in length by today’s standards. All three testers were able to play straighter angles through the front part of the lane, experiencing a strong arcing motion at the breakpoint. Urethane balls tend to have an earlier breakpoint compared to reactive resin balls, which makes this ball perfect for shorter patterns which require an earlier breakpoint to control all of the friction at the back end of the lane. All three of our testers had limited success on our fresh medium test pattern. The overall performance of the Avalanche Urethane improved immensely on this pattern as the track area started to dry up. Even then we had to make sure to get it deep enough into the track area to get it started up. Those with higher ball speeds will need to rough up the cover in order to keep it from over-skidding. Only those with extremely slow ball speed should use this ball on long, heavy oil patterns. Even Cranker, with his high rev rate, was unable to find a consistent line to the pocket on our heavy, long pattern. Taking this one down to a 1000 or even a 500 finish will help it get to the pocket. Once the head oil burns up, who knows what will happen when you have to move off that spot? The Avalanche Urethane will fair the best on drier sport patterns. Ours is on the medium side so we had minimal success with this urethane pearl.