I don't know about success on your typical house shot, but the Invasion has been a complete success on any pattern that presents higher volumes than usual. I bowled on old shark for a 10 game sweeper, and the guy I was bowling with had little to no revs yet was creating incredible amounts of room with the Invasion.

Still haven't decided to get one yet, but it's down to the 3.5 or the Invasion.

I have to say it''s got to be about the volume of oil, the layout, or surface prep.

One league a bowler is using an Invasion, I can cover the same boards or more with my LE.  

Another league one bowler uses a Virtual Gravity.  This bowler has such a high rev rate and uses it on light oil to begin with, it''s obvious to everyone but him it''s rolling out.

I don''t think it''s a flop personally even though I haven''t used one it''s more of a niche ball.  

Most THBs are looking for that well rounded ball to give them an edge, not something that sticks them in one corner of the industry.
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Edited on 4/7/2010 8:42 PM

I have had better luck with mine on a fresh house shot more so than a flat heavy oil shot.

ddown,

Isn't that amazing that I like the Mutant much more then the Invasion. I think the Reign is tremendous so maybe i should try the Reign of Fire.




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Nicanor (Ten On The Deck)

I don't want to sound like I am beating a dead horse but the invasion needs oil to roll properly. I bowl on a house shot with volume and the ball rolls great. Cut the volume and the ball rolls like a turd. My ball speed is 17 mph and rev rate 300-325.

this is the same thing ppl were sayn bout the VG in some ways.... you guys gota know when to throw these STRONG covers.... alot of times, LESS is MORE!!!
but im sure most are rev challenged so.....  LOL

Monsterpike, Am I the only one that has done follow-up posts on bowling balls?

I throw almost all Storm/Roto Grip with the exception of the Mission.  I bring this post up because I am hearing locally that bowlers are having the same problem that I seen with regards to the Invasion.  I know that many are having great succes with the Invasion so I didn''t post that the Invasion was a flop.  I was just asking if others have had the same difficulty that I have had with the Invasion.  

I did post when the Invasion that I didn''t see all the hoopla in the Invasion and asked for recommendations.  I plugged and re-drilled and had different surface adjustments all with limited success.

When I was at the pro shop the other day and I seen a bowler with an Invasion in his hand I asked him what he thought.  He stated also that the ball wouldn''t read the break point and was wondering what could be done to get this hook monster that was suppose to hook more then the VG read the lane.

So it made me curious if others are having the same problem.  I knew there would be a lot of Storm defenders jumping on here stating that we didn''t drill it right or we didn''t know how to bowl or that the ball was used on a lane condition with not enough oil.  Heard it all before, but I''m just seeing if others are not having the success with the Invasion that we had with the VG.


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Edited on 4/8/2010 9:06 AM