Went and bowled 5 practice games today and took the Invasion (60 x 3 1/2 x 20), Vandal (85 x 3 x 20) and Respect (60 x 5 1/2 x 30). Pair was a fresh 40' THS.
First impression was that this ball sounds different at the pins. For those of you that used old AZO or Lane Masters equipment, that is what it sounded like. A definite "crack" sound. With the layout I decided to use, this ball is very strong on the backend. I was 5 to 7 left with my feet and 3 with my eyes from the Vandal. I was able to line up almost the same with the Invasion and the Respect. They both got to the pocket but went about it very different. The Respect started up sooner and was more rolly where the Invasion was much longer and stronger. One thing I noticed was that the Respect didn't have the forgiveness with release errors that I seemed to get with the Invasion. This may be attributed to the layout on the Respect but if I didn't catch it right at the bottom it would not make it to the pocket. The Invasion, on the other hand, I had no worries at all that this ball would not hook back. Can't wait to get back on the lanes and throw this ball some more.
Matt....when you get to do your video I hope you do some comparison between the Invasion and the original Raven with the light particle load. Would love to see how they compare.