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charlest

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BrunsRich?? or other B'wick rep: Coverstock thickness: has it changed over time?
« on: August 27, 2006, 12:21:49 PM »
I have a Brunswick-made Revolution Renegade, made in 2000. I was replacing a finger insert and took a look inside. The cover is at least 1" full thick in both the finger hole and the weight hole!

I thought Brunswick coverstocks were and had been in the range of 5/8 - 3/4" thick???


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J_Mac

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Re: BrunsRich?? or other B'wick rep: Coverstock thickness: has it changed over time?
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2006, 08:46:33 PM »
The coverstock thickness varies with RG/DIFF requirements as needed.  Just a wild guess though.
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Re: BrunsRich?? or other B'wick rep: Coverstock thickness: has it changed over time?
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2006, 09:06:05 PM »
Yes they are getting thinner..  The covers are a petroleum base and as gas prices get higher, it gets more expensive to produce the covers, thus they make them thinner to cut costs...
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Re: BrunsRich?? or other B'wick rep: Coverstock thickness: has it changed over time?
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2006, 04:53:18 PM »
Could this be the reason why balls crack easier now? Semi-Circle cracks around the finger/thumb hole, cracked bridge, cracked covers in various directions around the ball (usually 1 long single crack)??
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Re: BrunsRich?? or other B'wick rep: Coverstock thickness: has it changed over time?
« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2006, 05:39:09 PM »
Every polymer I can think of is either petroleum or fossil fuel based, as plastics are all just hydrocarbon chains.  I would think that if coverstocks are indeed getting thinner, the cost of oil isn't the main driving factor.
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Re: BrunsRich?? or other B'wick rep: Coverstock thickness: has it changed over time?
« Reply #5 on: August 28, 2006, 06:29:40 PM »
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Every polymer I can think of is either petroleum or fossil fuel based, as plastics are all just hydrocarbon chains.  I would think that if coverstocks are indeed getting thinner, the cost of oil isn't the main driving factor.


Cost may be involved, but I seriously doubt if the cost of oil is involved.

Still waiting for BrunsRich or another B'wick rep to indicate their thoughts. Thanks, in advance.
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