User blog comment:CamBam67/Bouncing Betty's, Or "MW3's Spinning Death Trap!"/@comment-3466346-20110907185032

If you could avoid them, you would probably end up dazed like in Loose Ends when the mines bounce up, you go to prone and it leaves you shaken up.

My personal favourite is the WAW bouncing betty, to me it just feels stronger than claymores and the 360 radius just adds extra options. Also, it's more easily camouflaged - in the ground it's just a pin rather than a metal slab with IR lasers easily visible. But, you do need more skill with claymores therefore so I do like that aspect.