I'm only making this post because of all the negativity surrounding this ball haha...
I few weekends back I posted a city tournament winning 2288 scratch 9 game score....all with the invasion...
this is not to brag about anything as most do tend to do on here...but this ball does not suck! its pin up above the bridge and mass bias close to the thumb. Like most invasion users can agree, this ball needs oil and its an early rolling reaction...I simply added polish. My center has old wood lanes that are walled up ofcourse. I just keep moving deeper and usually dont have to switch. My invasion has nasty carry and sets up beautifully. I do have too admit that it took approx 15 games to actually love it. if the back end isn't huge I usually stay soft until the lanes open up allowing me to go full throttle and move deep. I can think of a ton of balls that have been way worse...causing me to go storm...I also have a negative pin tour domination with the r3s cover and it is a beast as well. definitely crazy angular...longer and stronger than my negative VE so the invasion pearl will most likely be what most are expecting out of the original.