That was putting it lightly.

I tried it box, sanded and polished on long oil and short oil and no luck to date.  I even took it out of my practice bag.  I'll try it again, maybe, but it didn't replace the Virtual Gravity likee I thought it would.

I have two Virtual Gravities and threw a 300 with both and both read the lane better and carry better then the Invasion.

Maybe getting more games on the Invasion will help and I'll continue to work with the surface, but to date, I'm not having much success with the Invasion.


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Nicanor (Ten On The Deck)

the only way shops are getting the invasions for 85 bucks is if they attend a storm seminar where they are featuring that ball..   as for my shop, we are selling the invasion for 195 drilled including inserts and thumb solid....   the last time i looked the invasion was going for 131.95 from our dist....


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 PBA East region member

I'm following the response to the post and appreciate most of the feedback.

But I'm still not having very much success with the Invasion.  Tried it at two different houses and at different times.  One house I use a Megaton or the VG and average 216.  Not so lucky with the Invasion.  Not stating the ball is not as adverised or that most people have success with the ball, I'm just struggling.  Right now I'm throwing a C-System 3.5 along side the Invasion and I'm having much better success with the 3.5 and I'm not even a Brunswick guy.

I have an email into Storm to see if making my balance hole bigger or/and deeper will give me a little more reaction.

Thanks again,

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Nicanor (Ten On The Deck)

One of the first things that I try to explain to a customer when they tell me they want a TON of HOOK, and want the big hook monster, is that todays balls need to be gauged with front to back hook, NOT left to right hook. Big cores with strong covers, and high flare drillings, don't want to skid out to the 5 board from 4th arrow, and then bounce back. They are doing all they can NOT to do this, as they are designed for large volumes of oil, and straighter angles through the front. If you want a ball for this type of reaction, you need to go with a weaker ball, something that will save more energy down lane for a stronger change of direction.

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Tommy Gollick
Storm Regional/Pro Shop staff
Red Crown Pro Shop Harrisburg, PA
stormbowling.com

Nicanor,

I would need a few stats from you as far as PAP, rev rate, ball speed (I would need to know if speed is at release or down lane), Axis rotation, and tilt. I would also like to know what surface you are bowling on (DBA, HPL, ProAnvil lane, wood, guardian, etc..) and also the length of the pattern (and what part of the lane you like to play would also be beneficial). With these different items, I would be able to give you a better recommendation of what ball in the line up would match up best for you and your desired ball motion.

Also, a video would help.
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Tommy Gollick
Storm Regional/Pro Shop staff
Red Crown Pro Shop Harrisburg, PA
stormbowling.com

Just wanted to give a little update on mine. I shot 805 with it yesterday! My games were 290, 257 & 258. The combination of this ball and drilling (double thumb) have been absolute money for me!