Lay Out: 4.5" from PAP at 65* PAP angle and 40* VAL angle. The pin ended up above my ring finger. I put a 7/8" 2" deep weight hole on my axis.

Surface: I left it in box finish.

Purpose: I wanted to fill a gap for a big hooker in my arsenal.

Lane condition observations: I have mainly thrown this on our house pattern both on the fresh and on broken down second shift conditions. The house pattern at our center does not hold up in the heads for very long, so this ended up being put away too often.

Final thoughts: I have not been on many slicker conditions lately, so this just caught dust on the pro shop floor. When I did get to use it, there was a strong read off the spot. I think I could adjust the surface up and polish and probably have a monster ball to throw on second shift. One of the kids on the high school team that I coach really had a need for something earlier, so this eneded up being given to him to keep. No grumbles about the ball, this layout/surface combo just didn't fit what I needed, so I discarded it.
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"Why don''t you call me sometime.....when you have no class" ~~Rodney Dangerfield to Sally Kellerman, his college professor in Back to School ~~1986

Mike Craig - Storm Products Pro Shop staff -Columbus, OH

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Rick Mitchell
Roto-Grip Staff Member

Driling: 5" pin to PAP
5" pin to MB
3" pin buffer

From my experience throwing both the Mutant and Original Cell, the mutant is about 5-7 boards stronger then the original Cell. The Mutant Cell gives me a great look on heavier fresh patterns and still some strong pop on the backend. This ball is also extremely versatile as you can play a little deeper on some volume of oil and also take a little off the ball and it can allow you to square up and go more direct up the lane which is very rare that you can find a ball with that kind of versatility.

SURFACE: I have tried this ball with the original box finish 2000 Abralon, the ball reads the fronts and mid-lane great with a strong motion to the pocket. I also rolled this ball with 1000 grit abralon. This is great for fresh shots with ALOT of volume (ex. Scorpion - as seen in the video). This will get the ball reading very early with a smooth arcing motion on the backend. Finally I went with 4000 abralon no polish with this I can get the ball through the heads with ease and has a very strong backend movement. This would work best on 2nd shift shots and carrydown.

With all that set I hope this helps, I will be glad to answer any questions concerning the the Mutant Cell. You can email me or message me on the site.

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TJ TROUT
PBA EAST REGIONAL MEMBER
Vise Grip Staff "choice of champions"
thomasjtrout@yahoo.com
Keglers Pro Shop - Owner (www.keglersproshop.com)

My mutant cell rolls smoothly through the front of the lane and makes a strong controlled move on the backened. In addition, the mutant has very strong pin carry from several different angles, so no matter where you are forced to stand, the mutant cell will cover the whole lane if u need it to. It’s a great addition to my line-up and compliments the other balls I throw. Roto Grip is the King of them All!

Just returned to league bowling after 20 year layoff. I have some decent equipment for med to med light oil, but the house I am bowling my league in lay it down heavy 40' house shot. Talked to a pro shop guy about my struggle and he suggested the Mutant cell.

Shot a 258 right out of the box then 222-219 OK beginners luck. Not the case, last week went 220-199-199 opened the 9th second and third game by over throwing the 10 pin.

I swear I can miss my mark by 3 boards left or right and this thing hunts for the pocket afraid they will make it illegal its that good! I know its 3" pin, pin directly right of ring finger with balance hole.

My arsenal, Mutant cell, Storm Furious (Drilled stacked),Storm Fast, Storm Tropical (Spare ball)

I bought this ball to replace a Virtual Gravity. The only difference between this ball and the Virtual Gravity I had is the balance hole was put in a less "dynamic" position, othwerwise the drilling was the same and the surface (2000 abralon) was the same as I had with the VG. On a fresh house shot my right foot was on the same mark (3 boards right of the center dot) and I was throwing between the first and second arrow. I didn't have to move for the first two games (222, 260), the last game the lanes began to dry up a bit and I didn't move soon enough (199). 681 series with the Mutant cell my first night back after not bowling for over a month, not bad.

At 2000 abralon the ball has a smooth reaction and a heavy roll, maybe even a little less backend than the VG. The carry however is excellent and while it might not come booming back to the pocket for me on a miss right like a hockey stick, it will carry the light hits extremely well. When I missed left and got it more in the oil, it held line and gave me that little turn at the end into the pocket and carried. I encountered a few 10 pins with it when I hung up and came around the side a little bit and didn't stay up the back and roll it. All in all it is a great ball for someone like me with lower revs and a speed dominant style as long as I roll it right. I don't think I will miss my Virtual Gravity with this beast in my bag.

Recommended Lane Conditions: Medium-Heavy Oil
Storms second generation cover stock technology promotes continuous motion and versatility.
This stems from the Nucleus core and its unique shape.
T-Asymmetrical weight block maintains its dynamic integrity and differential value after drilling better than most balls on the market.
The removal of the mass along the axes of the core increased the intermediate differential and -or mass bias strength.
Which is translated into a quicker revving
Also increased motion potential down the lane.
The final touch is the utilization of the Cytoplasmic XL solid reactive cover stock.
Which means more friction at the right spots.
foul line through the pin deck.
Without early hook to the midline & continuous motion and versatility
The Mutant Cell also gives a great look on heavy fresh patterns and still maintain strong backend kick
on the backend.
The Mutant is extremely versatile :
Meaning playing a deeper on most oil Patterns,
Take a little off the ball and it can allow you to square up and go more direct up
the lane which is very rare this is versatility
Without minimal hitting power losted.by most Balls
The Mutant performance will shine on Heavier House Oil Patterns
The Mutant is a great addition to your Roto Grip arsenal..

Drilling instruction,
The mutant is at it best using Asymmetrical drilling Patterns
Such as Storm drill instructions
Or DUAL ANGLE LAYOUT TECHNIQUE ( by Morich)

Member of Buddies Pro Shop
Member Of the Vise Grip Staff

Driling: 5" pin to PAP
5" pin to MB
3" pin buffer

The Mutant Cell gives me a great look on heavier fresh patterns and still some strong pop on the backend. This ball is also extremely versatile as you can play a little deeper on some volume of oil and also take a little off the ball and it can allow you to square up and go more direct up the lane which is very rare that you can find a ball with that kind of versatility. This ball will shine on Heavier pattern House shots and also Heavier pattern Sport shots (Scorpion, Shark as seen this past weekend with Jack Jurek)

SURFACE CHANGES: I have tried this ball with the original box finish 2000 ABRALON, the ball reads the fronts and mid-lane great with a strong motion to the pocket. I also rolled this ball with 1000 ABRALON. This is great for fresh shots with ALOT of volume (ex. Scorpion - as seen in the video on (www.videobalreviews.com). This will get the ball reading very early with a smooth arcing motion on the backend. Finally I went with 4000 ABRALON with this I can get the ball through the heads with ease and has a very strong backend movement. This would work best on 2nd shift shots and carrydown.
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TJ TROUT
PBA EAST REGIONAL MEMBER
Vise Grip Staff "choice of champions"
thomasjtrout@yahoo.com
Keglers Pro Shop - Owner (www.keglersproshop.com)

I have been throwing strictly Ebonite for about 12 years and was actually a little disappointed with the magic line of balls so I decided to give roto-grip a one time try. Boy am I glad I did!

Ball wasn't ready for first game of league and I was struggling with carry first game---ball was ready by 10th frame and I had already opened in 9th so I said ok time to experiment---free wheeled it right about 23 miles an hr and my eyes pulled a Roger Rabbit

This ball is a monster---I have above average speed and not a whole lot of revs but extremely heavy roll---went 256 242 last games with 2 opens---ball hit like it would carry 20 pins---whenever i started to go touch heavy and trip four pins i would just open shoulders more and freewheel more! This ball is amazing!!

Definitely may consider giving Roto Grip another try
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Ebonite born---Ebonite bred-----if they sell out I''ll be Ebonite dead

Overall a much snappier version of the Cell… This is a ball I can throw deep into the pattern with a great recovery.

Pin carry is phenomenal. I noticed many messengers coming back across the deck whether there were pins still standing or not. The extra torque provided by the tweaked weight block creates the largest separation on my flare rings of all the Cell series.

On a THS I could keep moving in as far as I wanted and the Mutant keeps on coming back to the pocket.

On the PBA Shark pattern I found easy length but the bonus was the recovery and drive through the pins. I could comfortable work the pattern.
I can’t wait to throw this on the Scorpion pattern.

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Mike Sinek
Roto Grip Staff Manager
Kingdom member for life

Second one, brought to polish then down again with a 4000 abralon surface. I have found that bring up to a polish and then back down is significantly different than going from 2000 just up to a 4000 surface. Putting the polish on first helps get the ball down the lane a little further. Pin is 4.125 inches away from PAP with the CG and MB in line. MB is 1 inch right of the thumb and 1/4 inch down with small weight hole 2.25 inches deep lower thumb quadrant 2 inches right of the thumb hole using a 23/32th bit. Surface is and drilling make this a great all around ball on most patterns. When this ball begins to read friction, LOOK OUT!!! revs up and makes a hard move to the left as longs as friction allows and does not quit. Probably one of the hardest hitting balls I have ever thrown. Actually left a 7 - 9 - 10 the first night I threw it. WOW!!!!

Third one was drilled to be smoother and still maintain a strong backend arc. High gloss surface allows the ball to snap a little more on the back and if you take the surface down it definately gets smoother but you need to find oil to throw it no matter what. Allows me to keep my feet further right and after a little bounce is created I can inch left and throw to the dryer boards. Pin is 2 and 7/8th inces from PAP with the CG 3/8 inches kicked left from the line with the MB. MB placement is 1.5 inches directly right of the thumb hole. Weight hole is 2.5 inches deep using a 7/8th bit directly on my PAP to help delay the reaction down lane and smooth it out.

Check out the YouTube Video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fSQCzwI_Mw

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KEN TAYLOR SR
AMATEUR STAFF
ATLANTA GA

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Rebekah Diers
2009 Clash of Champions
Amateur Roto Grip Staff

With this being Roto Grips last ball for the year, I can't wait to see what y'all have in store for us next year. Thanks for producing the best bowling balls in the Kingdom.

Thanks,

Ricky Woods