This hose is a kink monster.  It must have 4 or 5 pressure killing kinks in line right now, the polyurethane seems especially prone to kinking.  Funny, it's connected to my 12-year old Sears Premium black rubber hose that I purchased for half the price and it's holding up without any issues and I've even left it out during winter snows.  I will try to post a picture, but the hose that was shipped to me is not the same hose pictured.  Mine is light green and may be 8-ply, but it's the flimsiest 8-ply I've seen.