I finally got a chance to roll the Invasion. The house where I practiced had a decent amount of oil out in which allowed me to use the ball for a short period of time. The reaction I got with this ball was just great. It cleared the heads with no problem and had a nice midlane read until it reached the backend. The movement to the pocket was in a very smooth arc.
The carry seems to be great too, I just hope it continues...(knock on wood!)
The true test was later on in the same day when I took it to my Sunday eve PBAx league. I used it during the 1st game which was on the Chameleon pattern. Once I got lined up..the ball was GREAT! I was able to mis right just a board or two and still recover back to the pocket as long as my speed was not too excessive. For game #2 I decided to put it away and go to my Cell Pearl since the backend started to come alive more.
On Tuesday night things seemed to be a little bit more challenging for some reason. The pair I was on was a hand full. Left lane was money and the right lane was a nightmare. Seemed like the right lane was flooded a bit more and I could not find any friction anywhere. I was thinking the Invasion would perform a little better (or me) but I could not get any movement unless I threw as slow as I could. After seeing this, I think I might bring the cover down to 2000 grit abralon and see how that does.
Most of my equipment is between 1000 - 2000 grit abralon since I am 'rev' challenged. Once I play with the cover for a bit I think this might be my new favorite ball. Overall I think the Invasion is awesome and will get another soon and possible drill it to start up earlier.