As far as PowerKoil 18 being dead, I disagree. What I do agree on is that it shouldn't be used in high end stuff (ie. 'Saws and Zones) anymore, unless the companies want to start lowering their prices. It's like having a car based on a 1980s design sell for top dollar nowadays. Sure if you build a brand-new 1985 Toyota Camry it'll get the job done just as well now as back then, but it shouldn't cost the same as a newly designed model. If you're saying PK18 is the best there is to offer and you aren't going to do R&D anymore, why not pass the savings from that lack of R&D onto the consumer?
Personally I love the coverstock, but it should be left to the Monsters and other less expensive balls.
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