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Lebman

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Mutant @ 4000?
« on: December 12, 2009, 05:44:45 AM »
Hi guys.

I have a mutant waiting to get punched up, to complement my cell pearl.

Lately I haven''t encountered too much oil so I was thinking of a surface change because the 2000 abralon will propably be too early for medium patterns.

Has anyone tried the mutant @4000 abralon for some medium patterns?
I''m hoping for some added length with a bit more angularity in the backends, so I get a similar reaction to my cell pearl just a little earlier

I''d love to hear some comments.

Edited on 12/12/2009 2:45 PM
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jodyk24

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Re: Mutant @ 4000?
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2009, 02:53:02 PM »

I do not feel that the 2000 finish on your Mutant is not a true 2000 finish. If your pro shop uses his machine or you use a spinner with 2000 grit that will be a lot closer to the true 2000. I would roll the Mutant in box finish first and then analyze which way to go. More than likely your factory finish will be closer to 4000 Abralon finish than you think. Because of the process that the Factory uses to bring the finish up to 2000. If you change the finish first it is very hard to get back to factory finish. My Mutant will not be ready until Monday, But I will use it out of the box before I do any surface changes.

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ralphiejantz

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Re: Mutant @ 4000?
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2009, 03:08:49 PM »
try it out of the box first and see what it does then go from there on your adjustments
I brought mine up to 4000 and it gets it down the lane further than the factory finish but the ball is still too damn strong for my style and release
its even to strong for a freshly oiled sport shot in the last tournament I bowled in and they put down a pretty heavy pattern

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titletowncards

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Re: Mutant @ 4000?
« Reply #3 on: December 12, 2009, 04:14:27 PM »
I was also thinking about doing this with my Mutant, but I'm afraid I might lose the great mid-lane reaction.  I'll be watching and see if anyone as tried this.
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Re: Mutant @ 4000?
« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2009, 08:01:25 PM »
Drilled a Mutant for a friend with a lot of hand. Went with 6x5 layout, and brought it up to 4000 AB with Storm Xtra Shine polish. It still has great midlane where we bowl and hits great! It hardly fits me and I threw it and strung the first seven before getting tapped! The ball responds well to surface adjustments. One great ball!
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Re: Mutant @ 4000?
« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2009, 02:31:11 AM »
quote:
Hi guys.

I have a mutant waiting to get punched up, to complement my cell pearl.

Lately I haven''t encountered too much oil so I was thinking of a surface change because the 2000 abralon will propably be too early for medium patterns.

Has anyone tried the mutant @4000 abralon for some medium patterns?
I'm hoping for some added length with a bit more angularity in the backends, so I get a similar reaction to my cell pearl just a little earlier

I''d love to hear some comments.

Edited on 12/12/2009 2:45 PM


If you don't come across much oil, why would you get a mutant? I am not being mean or anything, just wondering.
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lil League Coach

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Re: Mutant @ 4000?
« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2009, 10:46:05 AM »
If you wanted to read my review under the Mutant Cell Videoballreviews.com .. I spoke about different surface adjustments, and with a 4000 the ball goes much longer and becomes very strong on the backend. This ball accepts surface change very well
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nerdytoes

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Re: Mutant @ 4000?
« Reply #7 on: December 13, 2009, 10:54:11 AM »
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If you wanted to read my review under the Mutant Cell Videoballreviews.com .. I spoke about different surface adjustments, and with a 4000 the ball goes much longer and becomes very strong on the backend. This ball accepts surface change very well
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+1..  snap harder on the backend at 4000
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Lebman

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Re: Mutant @ 4000?
« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2009, 12:01:22 PM »
I got the mutant for cheap, so no harm done if it doesn't work out.
Also I'm sure there'll be times when the lanes are oiler again, so having something strong up my sleeve won't hurt.

My cell pearl is drilled to go very long with a deep coat of polish. On a fresh medium pattern I have to start out on the right side which isn't my most comfortable playing area.
I figured with the mutant @ 4000 I could open up an inside line and switch to the pearl after 2 games.
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Xcessive_Evil

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Re: Mutant @ 4000?
« Reply #9 on: December 15, 2009, 01:18:34 PM »
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try it out of the box first and see what it does then go from there on your adjustments


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Storm269

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Re: Mutant @ 4000?
« Reply #10 on: December 17, 2009, 07:33:16 AM »
I got the Mutant but I play a rather straight line up 5 board. The mutant reacts too early at the break. I was thinking of changing the surface to 4000 for it to go longer before it turn the corner....any advise please ? Btw I am only bowling in the league. Thanks !
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Dan Belcher

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Re: Mutant @ 4000?
« Reply #11 on: December 17, 2009, 08:10:47 AM »
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I got the Mutant but I play a rather straight line up 5 board. The mutant reacts too early at the break. I was thinking of changing the surface to 4000 for it to go longer before it turn the corner....any advise please ? Btw I am only bowling in the league. Thanks !
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If the Mutant is reacting too early for that line, you have a few options.  1) Move deeper inside. 2) Change the surface to get more length and slightly less overall hook, but you'll still probably have to move deeper inside, or 3) Use a ball more appropriate for the condition (such as your Nomad or Natural).  The Mutant Cell is an extremely strong ball.  It's meant for longer, heavier patterns.  You can tame it down only so much.  When I use mine in league, I only use it at one house where we have synthetic lanes and a decently heavy volume of oil, and even then I can only get about one game of use from it before it starts to hook too much too early.  I have much better success shelling down to a Gravity Shift or Reign after that point.
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boomtown24

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Re: Mutant @ 4000?
« Reply #12 on: December 17, 2009, 08:33:40 AM »
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I got the Mutant but I play a rather straight line up 5 board. The mutant reacts too early at the break. I was thinking of changing the surface to 4000 for it to go longer before it turn the corner....any advise please ? Btw I am only bowling in the league. Thanks !
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If the Mutant is reacting too early for that line, you have a few options.  1) Move deeper inside. 2) Change the surface to get more length and slightly less overall hook, but you'll still probably have to move deeper inside, or 3) Use a ball more appropriate for the condition (such as your Nomad or Natural).  The Mutant Cell is an extremely strong ball.  It's meant for longer, heavier patterns.  You can tame it down only so much.  When I use mine in league, I only use it at one house where we have synthetic lanes and a decently heavy volume of oil, and even then I can only get about one game of use from it before it starts to hook too much too early.  I have much better success shelling down to a Gravity Shift or Reign after that point.


I completely agree.  The Mutant is the strongest ball I've ever used, It needs a lot of oil for it to perform properly.  If you're starting at 5, I'd suggest starting closer to 15 with a little swing to it, maybe target around 7 or 8.  Unless it's a heavy, flat pattern or you throw it extremely hard with very few rev's, 5 is too far outside for the Mutant.
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Storm269

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Re: Mutant @ 4000?
« Reply #13 on: December 23, 2009, 09:51:12 AM »
Well,I have tried moving in but the ball is still too early...should I bring the ball down to 4000 or should I put some polish on it ? As I have mentioned, I am only a league bowler so there is no point in keeping it in OOB cause our bowling center will not changed it's lane to heavy oiling....
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Xcessive_Evil

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Re: Mutant @ 4000?
« Reply #14 on: December 27, 2009, 06:03:55 PM »
I've tried mine at 4000 recently.  It still continued to roll well, but not as well as it did for me when it was at 2000, so that's what I put it back to.
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