Now don't quote me on this but, I believe the Absolute is stronger. I do know that both are more of an arc though.
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Thanks guys.  I think the Nemesis might be a better choice for me as I want it to handle more oil and need it to roll early.

I would corroborate what Greg just said, FWIW.

In my opinion, for whatevr it's worth,
With the same finish Activator AND Acitvator+ is stronger than PK18 and will handle more oil than PK18. In their respective out-of-the-box finishes, these 2 balls for for different, if not complimentary purposes. They can be mixed and matched by changing surfaces until doomsday, as both coverstock are almost infinitely adjustable.

With some polish and some drillings, the Nemesis can appear more flippy than the AI; I think that's due to the their cores. The AI can appear somewhat flippy, but there's fewer circumstances where that might happen.

That said, the Activator+ is an absolutely amazing a coverstock to my mind and is as much a break-through in bowling technology, as the whole idea of particles has been since their introduction in the late 1990s.
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