I did not find the new Rhinos listed in the review section so I thought I would post a couple of questions here.

I note a slight increase in differential in the new Rhino vs the Avalanches of the past.

I have two Avalanche pearls one pin up and one pin down.  Recently I was bowling on our harsh house pattern on the end pair that is usually the worst wet dry pair in the house.  My wonderful Danger Zone Vintage Went thru several phases of confusion.  Playing the inside line reacting harshly on the bowled on shot.

Switched to my Avalanche Pearl Pin down and it was marvelous!  Moving Five boards to the left with my feet and it allowed me to play the preferred lefty shot straight down the 9 board with a wonderful strong and rounded move that went thru the pins in a wonderful crushing manner.  This surprised me as the dry outside 14 at the arrows is so harsh that my plastic spare ball hooks between the 2nd and 3rd arrows a tad every time and is subject to friction in this zone(unpolished).

Share with me your thoughts on the new Rhino.  Is the new coverstock stronger than the old PK 18 pearl or is the new coverstock R16  cleaner even than the polished PK 18 on the low flare Avalanche Pearl.  First ball I have been able to play left of 10 pin down ever in this house!  I also note the new and slightly increased flare potential of the Rhinos.

Any experienced users of Avalanches and these new Rhinos, could you give me your observations of the differences?  Or are they too small to even note!

Regards,

Luckylefty

NotClay,

I think the Avalanche is around .24 diff and the New Rhinos are about .30.

NotClay any feelings on the comparison of the coverstock differences.  PK 18 on the avalanche pearl vs the R16 on the new Rhino pearl series.

Regards,

Luckylefty

Personally I found the Avalanche Slide to be the sleeper of the Avalanche lineup. I have been out of the plastics supply business too long to hazard a guess as to the properties of the R-16 Pearl Reactive in the new Rhino and the PowerKoil XD Pearl Reactive in the old Avalanche Slide. The Avalanche solid I used to have was a ten pin leaving machine. The pearl was between the two, I carried better with the longer Slide Pearl.

One of the fun things when you are in the business is to see what you deliver to different bowling outfits and then to see what they call it; and yes, they most all had their own "secret" additives.

I no longer throw 15# equipment so I no longer have the Slide to compare to the new ball - the Avalanches were not entry level balls, that honor went to the Groove; but I think the new entry level Rhino will be a heck of a deal if you want controlled power. I have a Rhino on order. Hope it is as good as the Slide.