I absolutely love the RG Mutant Cell Solid and pearl.  Which balls from the current Roto lineup should I select to replace these gems?

Thanks!

Defiant and Defiant Edge will be the closest from the current lineup.  Both will be stronger than their older counterparts, so you may just need to adjust the surface a bit.

You could always consider the Critical Theory to replace the Mutant Cell Pearl, but you may need to add a lot of polish as it handles more oil and is much stronger on the back.

I'd wonder if you couldn't get two Critcal Theories, using one dull and one polished, with drillings and surfaces, according to your release and the oil handling ability desired, to make them emulate the Mutants??

Very interesting

Bill,

My only thing against the Defiants is they're too rolly and too early. I suspect it's one of those balls with particles that are unadvertised. They seem to take either a lot of oil or a lot of ball speed to use them properly. It's so easy to leave a lot of flat 10 pins, when you're lucky, worse when you're not lucky.

I've never seen either the solid or the pearl Defiant have a strong backend or even close to it. I've seen both Mutants and Theorys have a fairly strong backend, even with a non-polished surface.

To my eye, the Mutants had a stronger backend, more like the Virtual Gravity. My Theory was much like that with dulll and polished surfaces and with 2 different drillings. That's why I felt the Theory and potentially the Critical Theory would be closer to the Mutants.

While I suspect the Critical can fill this dual roll, I can't guarantee it.