kincaid,
Im a Crunch fan all the way, and none of my Crunch's have died, nor, ever will!!(I have 2)
Naturally, a ball wont carry consistantly if it's rolled hard and straight into the pocket, or if it doesnt have a good angle into the pocket.
I can not assume what your style of play is, but as for the Crunch dying!? never...
Both of my Crunch's carry the whole rack...at times I would hang a 10 pin....but that's all only because of small reasons(speed, angle, execution).
That's my two cents...
Msg me if you have any other questions.
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