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bowlrbob

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Mutant Cell
« on: November 18, 2009, 01:32:40 AM »
I received my Mutant Cell just 3 weeks ago. It is drilled with the pin above the fingers at 12:00. The cg is directly in line in grip center. I have a high roll with an axis point of 6 over and ¼ up. I consider myself a tweener with a moderate to slow speed of about 14 and up to 15 on a good day. The ball is 15lbs.
   I tried it box finish the first time I used it and even with my 6x6 drilling it hooked early and rolled out. This ball is very aggressive. So I light polished it for our medium oil house shots. The next night I shot 683. The next week I had 743 in one league and 685 in the other. Then the next week I went 256, 220 and 299 for a sweet 775. One of my teammates asked me if I was really that good or does that ball carry better than other balls on the market. I have to believe I am getting better carry than I have with my other equipment on these same house shots.
   This ball gives me a great read in the mid-lane great recovery on my marginal shots and the best carry I have had this year. If you are a bowler that throws with slower speed like me you will probably have to apply some polish to the ball. You will also want to have it set up to go longer than most to eliminate roll out. But if you have speed and hand you will want to go with box finish. Bob Korth writer of Q. and A. article Ask Bob and Roto Grip Staff Member.

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jls

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Re: Mutant Cell
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2009, 10:14:24 AM »
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I received my Mutant Cell just 3 weeks ago. It is drilled with the pin above the fingers at 12:00. The cg is directly in line in grip center. I have a high roll with an axis point of 6 over and ¼ up. I consider myself a tweener with a moderate to slow speed of about 14 and up to 15 on a good day. The ball is 15lbs.
   I tried it box finish the first time I used it and even with my 6x6 drilling it hooked early and rolled out. This ball is very aggressive. So I light polished it for our medium oil house shots. The next night I shot 683. The next week I had 743 in one league and 685 in the other. Then the next week I went 256, 220 and 299 for a sweet 775. One of my teammates asked me if I was really that good or does that ball carry better than other balls on the market. I have to believe I am getting better carry than I have with my other equipment on these same house shots.
   This ball gives me a great read in the mid-lane great recovery on my marginal shots and the best carry I have had this year. If you are a bowler that throws with slower speed like me you will probably have to apply some polish to the ball. You will also want to have it set up to go longer than most to eliminate roll out. But if you have speed and hand you will want to go with box finish. Bob Korth writer of Q. and A. article Ask Bob and Roto Grip Staff Member.

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Nice review, and I agree with what you said about polishing it..

However please note,  the ball is clearly designed for HEAVY OIL...
I have not seen one roll out yet on that shot....

However I have seen a few bowlers trying to use this ball on lt-med patterns..

Not a good thing in OOB finish..

So if you want a ball for a real heavy oil shot,  this is one of the best...

But just because your in game one,  does not mean your on heavy oil...

For most house shots,  use another ball, or polish this one up....

But to say this ball rolls out,  is like using your 460 cc driver on a 140 yd par 3,   it's overkill....  not roll out....

And we usually don't need SNOW TIRES in July.... that's over kill too.....
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bowlrbob

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Re: Mutant Cell
« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2009, 05:16:53 PM »
Thanks for your follow up on my review. You are correct that sometimes you are not using the correct ball for the shot. But I wanted to review this ball and we do not have any heavy oil shots in our area. I could not use this ball without polish to see what it would do.
   But I am very happy to use it with some polish a gain scoring because of the fierce finish it provides. I can always dull it back up for any very slick shot I might encounter. This ball is great for us slower speed bowlers but a little polish is necessary for that to work. You will notice in my review I said this is a very aggressive ball. Overall I give the Mutant Cell an A+. Bowlrbob
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titletowncards

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Re: Mutant Cell
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2009, 09:34:34 PM »
What kind of polish is being used? Storm Step 2 or X-tra Shine?
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