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Nicanor

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Anyone else having limited success with the Invasion?
« on: February 14, 2010, 01:51:56 AM »
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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Re: Anyone else having limited success with the Invasion?
« Reply #31 on: February 25, 2010, 02:39:00 AM »
The new guy in the pro shop where I bowl drilled himself up an Invasion and threw it tonight in league, and GOOD GOD that ball moved.  I've seen what he use to throw, how it rolled and the type of reactions he had, and they all looked... Bad.  Not necessarily the balls fault, the guy wanted to throw the ball like Brian Halstrom from Bowlingball.com video's.  And even though he can't, he still stands way left, and at the bottom of his swing cranks up as hard as he can, trying to artificially put enough revs on the ball, to try and make it turn the corner with that huge 'hook' from gutter to gutter, but he ends up with more splits than anyone in the house, and only carries about a ~165 avg, because he wants to force a line that he just isn't suited for.  So... that's the background, back to the subject.  Tonight he's using his brand new Invasion, with a P4 hole (he didn't know that, but I do).  I watched him throw it, just like he always does, he sends it to the right, further than I'm use to seeing him throw, and I assume the ball would be lucky to make it back to the 3, and holy $h!+, the invasion rolled up, turned the corner strong, but not snappy, and came SMASHING back to the pocket HARD.  If this guy can make the invasion look this good, then there's no doubt in my mind about how strong this ball is, and what it's capable of.
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Re: Anyone else having limited success with the Invasion?
« Reply #32 on: February 25, 2010, 12:52:02 PM »
i just don't understand those that have a VG polished going out and getting 1 of these.

If there isn't the oil for them to throw the VG without polish then there defintley wont be for this ball.

Do some peeps think its a status symbol and wont to show off that they can buy a $230+ ball.

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Re: Anyone else having limited success with the Invasion?
« Reply #33 on: February 26, 2010, 01:03:45 AM »

snowspike1

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Re: Anyone else having limited success with the Invasion?
« Reply #34 on: February 26, 2010, 01:10:16 AM »
thats what pro shops in my area are charging for it. (there are a couple higher yet)

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Re: Anyone else having limited success with the Invasion?
« Reply #35 on: February 26, 2010, 05:43:41 PM »
$230 for a ball?????   That is nuts. I'm glad I get mine drilled for 170 drilled...

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Re: Anyone else having limited success with the Invasion?
« Reply #36 on: February 26, 2010, 07:21:16 PM »
Yeah, 170 in my area as well.
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Re: Anyone else having limited success with the Invasion?
« Reply #37 on: February 26, 2010, 07:27:35 PM »
An invasion from a good pro shop in my area is around 220-230, some of the low quality shops that you never know what your going to get are a little cheaper, but you pay for quality around here.
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Re: Anyone else having limited success with the Invasion?
« Reply #38 on: February 26, 2010, 11:08:21 PM »
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$230 for a ball?????   That is nuts. I'm glad I get mine drilled for 170 drilled...


They are what..$139 less $10 so 129 on the internet shipped, and your local driller gave it you out the door for $170?  That's a steal!

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Re: Anyone else having limited success with the Invasion?
« Reply #39 on: February 27, 2010, 08:48:38 AM »
The bad thing is the pro shops get them for 85 dollars lol

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Re: Anyone else having limited success with the Invasion?
« Reply #40 on: February 28, 2010, 11:37:22 AM »
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The bad thing is the pro shops get them for 85 dollars lol


You think? maybe 105-120

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Re: Anyone else having limited success with the Invasion?
« Reply #41 on: February 28, 2010, 08:18:48 PM »
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The bad thing is the pro shops get them for 85 dollars lol


Around 2000-2001 I had access to the distributors website and even then the balls were $100.00 for the hi performance line.  I don''t know how they could sell it now for $85.00.

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Re: Anyone else having limited success with the Invasion?
« Reply #42 on: February 28, 2010, 08:24:14 PM »
my cost is $131.95 plus shipping from the local distributerv. thats the truth and thats why shops cant beat internet pricing.

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Re: Anyone else having limited success with the Invasion?
« Reply #43 on: March 01, 2010, 10:30:31 AM »
I did not like mine at first, but that was not the ball's fault.  My inserts were too big (I lost some weight) and I was either dropping the ball in the gutter (4x) or gripping it too tight to not drop it in the gutter.  Then I was going through the nose a lot leaving some splits and washouts.  Put new inserts and a new thumb slug in on Wed and average 225 since.

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Re: Anyone else having limited success with the Invasion?
« Reply #44 on: March 01, 2010, 09:34:50 PM »
well if a lot of people don't like the invasion i would be interested in taking 1 or possible 2 depending on price off someones hands

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Re: Anyone else having limited success with the Invasion?
« Reply #45 on: March 01, 2010, 09:41:49 PM »
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my cost is $131.95 plus shipping from the local distributerv. thats the truth and thats why shops cant beat internet pricing.

When will they stop ripping-off the shops?