Ball NPS Score: 100.00
- Coverstock: Cytoplasmic XL Hybrid Reactive
- Color: Sky Blue / Purple / Royal Pearl Blue All colors do vary somewhat from the picture shown.
- Weight Block: Nucleus Core in 14 – 16lbs Modified Nucleus™ Core in 12, 13lbs.
- Factory Finish: 4000 Abralon
- Track Flare Potential: 7"+ (High)
- RG Average: 2.52 (Medium Low) on a scale of 2.43-2.8 Very low-High Break Point
- RG Differential: .048 (Medium) on a scale of .000-.080 Low-High Flare
- Recommended Lane Conditions: Medium-Heavey Oil
- Description: A new generation within the kingdom has materialized and looks to seek total domination. The Rogue Cell utilizes the latest generation of the Cytoplasmic coverstock series. The Cytoplasmic XL hybrid reactive coverstock features a unique blend of additives creating the highest friction to lane values ever produced by Roto Grip. The blend of solid and pearl coverstock generates the strongest and most consistent hook from release to impact. The energy from within comes from the highly successful, performance proven Nucleus core. This unique asymmetrical core powered the original Cell to "Ball of the Year" in 2008. Mutated from the original, the Rogue Cell is set to challenge for superiority in the bowling kingdom.

Ball specs – 15 lbs 3 oz, 3.34 top weight, 3 inch pin.

The Rogue Cell was punched using the dual angle layout method, 4.5” pin X 58 degree drill angle X 35 degree VAL angle.  This put the pin just above and slightly right of the ring finger. The mass bias (RG) is about 2 inches right of the thumb.  The CG is about one inch right of being inline.  An X-hole was needed due to the CG position and was placed in the P2 position using the gradient line method.  The finish was left OOB at 4000 abralon.  

I compared the Rogue with the original “Ball of the Year” Cell and the Pearl Cell.  The Rogue provides a different ball motion that is a great compliment.  The Rogue provides just a fraction more length than the original but the backend is 5 to 7 boards stronger.  I believe part of this is due to the layout differences and balance hole between the two (please refer to my Cell review on BallReviews.com) and the new cover stock formula, which is very strong.  When compared with the Pearl Cell with a similar layout (minus the balance hole), the Rogue starts up sooner than the Pearl Cell but does not quite match the backend of the Pearl.  However, let me say again that the Rogue is very strong off the friction.  The Rogue Cell provides the same explosive hit and carry bowlers have come to expect from the Cell line up.  The Rogue is another great addition to the pioneering CELL product line which continues to be offered at a great price point.


John Brodersen

Hi all,

Im proud to present to you the Rogue Cell Video From Roto Grip.

http://www.videoballreviews.com/roguecell.html

or here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cf2u0G1C_M

The next cell is here…the ROGUE cell

The Rogue Cell is like the original Cell’s Bigger brother…Longer and Stronger than the original, this cell creates as much friction as the Original Cell in the front part of the lane while retaining enough energy to make a move similar to the Cell pearl off the back of the pattern.

The went with the same layout on both the Rogue and Original cell featured in this video. Both balls are at the factory finish with the Original Cell at 2000 and the Rogue at 4000. The Rogue does exactly as advertised, it allows me to get in and open up the lane when the original cell gets “lazy” down lane. The Cell in the video is a fresh ball with less than one game on it, so you can see how much more aggressive the Rogue is even with the higher surface grit…This gives the Roto-Grip lineup a more angular look on heavier volumes of oil…something their lineup has been lacking.

This ball is the new “King” of the Roto Grip Line-up…a ball that solidifies Roto-Grip’s place in the bowling world as King of them ALL!!!
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Britton
Owner/Operator of Videoballreviews.com
Multi Media Consultant
Storm Products, Inc.
www.stormbowling.com
www.rotogrip.com

Great compliment to the original Cell.  I have 2, one with the pin 6.25" from my PAP and the other 5.25".  The Rogue has more recovery downlane than the regular Cell and allows me to open up my angles more.  The regular Cell has been one of my favorites but sometimes I wish it had a little more backend, especially when playing 4th arrow and deeper.  The Rogue has the strength up front to startup in the oil but the guts downlane to turn the corner.  Great recovery from Rogue.

Take a look at this quick video:
http://home.comcast.net/~anthonychapman/Rogue_Cell.wmv
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Anthony Chapman

Roto Grip Staff 2009
   Vise Grips Staff 2009

drilled my Rogue up with the pin over the ring finger 6x3 with a 2 inch pin buffer. I wanted the ball to get through the heads. With my somewhat early roll anyway I tried to get some length. It worked better than I could have imagined. On our house shot with synthetic the front half and wood the second half. The ball was great I got a good mid-lane read which I don't always get on these lanes. The recovery on bad shots right was perfect with know violent over reaction. When I pulled it slightly it seemed to go a bit longer and just straighten up at the pocket. I have a lot of trouble carrying in this house but in my first outing I had 25 strikes and shot 781 out of the box. This is a nice addition to the Cell line. Bob Korth

ok i just drilled this new rogue cell using the dual angle drilling method. it is layed out with a 45*6"65*. this is a layout i really enjoyed on the original cell and i wanted to see what it would look like on this new cell. i have thrown about 20 games with it so far and love it. i left it at box finish and then put my original cell at 4000 abralon so i could get a good idea of about how different they were from each other. i found with both of them at 4000 it does as advertised. it ended up reading the mids a bit better and was alot more continuous on the back. i found that the rogue cell was about a total of 5-7 boards more over all hook than the original cell. after throwing a few games like that i decided to change the surface a little and put a shine on it to see what it would do, and boy was i in for a supprise. that rogue rolled so much better than the original cell and for me was a stronger move off of the point than i get with my cell pearl. the difference in reaction from it being oob finish and being shined was amazing. it gave me about almost 2 more feet of length that the cell did with with a ungodly amount of backend. to me polished it was like a cell pearl that read the mids and was very strong off the spot but yet still very controllable. this ball is just down right amazing and i don't think there is a bag out there that couldn't use the rogue cell in it.
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Thomas Parker Jr.
Bowlers Aid Proshop Manager
Roto Grip staff member

I had Rich drill my new Rogue Cell yesterday.  He set it up 55 degree 4 1/2” dual angle 40 degree hole on) P3 7/8 3” deep.  I don’t understand the drilling talk but I understand the way bowling ball should perform once they are drilled.  Last night I bowled 4 games and I was bowling pretty well but my score didn’t show as good as I would have liked it.  My games where 238,238, 222, and 234.  I’m going to a big tournament next week so my friend and I finish early because there were bowlers missing on the other team.  So we bowled on the same pair while the league was still on both sides of us.  We discussed that maybe I wasn’t playing deep enough for the new Rogue Cell.  I moved about 8 boards deeper and lofted the ball to the dots, and guess what I bowled 11 strike on the first game and a 300 the next game yes a perfect game.  Even so that it’s only practice it still feels good specially when everybody is watching to see how the ball is reacting.  The Rogue Cell is the best ball I have used in a long time and I drill a lot of balls.  The house shot is pretty easy but I haven’t felt so good about a ball reaction in a long time.  The balls hits so hard it amazes me that I was able to use an aggressive ball like this on the house shot.  My prediction: We will see someone win with this ball on the PBA tour within the next month.  It should be illegal to have equipment this good lol.

PS: I pre-bowl last night for next week and shot 980 for 4 games with the Rogue Cell

I've had my rogue for about a week now and luckily with travel league and bowling the greater ozark tournment in springfield this week I got to see a lot of different surfaces and patterns.  I drilledmyrogue with the pin 4-1/2" from my axis(under ring finger) with my mass bias on my val.  I left it box surface last week to see how it would handle the house conditions around here.(2 wood and 1 synthetic house)  All three have 42 feet patterns and are heavily loaded up in the middles.  The rogue got through the heads cleaner than my solid and had a much stronger recovery than the pearl once it cleared the pattern.  Now this weekend in springfield was a different story, the team event was tough just because of the volume of oil that was out there and not just in the middles..there was a huge ob for mostly everyone but changing quick to my rogue (now at 2000 abralon)  I was able to split the lane wide open.  I had room to miss where the ball would still recover that no one else had...and I mean no one!  I was definitly impressed with it and it will never leave my bag for touraments and anytime I want that extra "kick" down lane
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Dave Roberts Jr
Rotogrip Amateur Staff Member
Bowl-T''s Pro Shop, imperial. MO