I don't own both balls, but I know someone who has.  For him, the Backyard is about an arrow weaker than the Absolute.  The BYB is cleaner in front and pushes more in the midlane, and makes a stronger move in back.  Both are drilled with pin above and to the right of the ring, CG near the palm, no XH.

Hope this helps.
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Better to be a big fish in a small pond than not to be a big fish at all.

Horrid in Doubles, torrid in Singles...
...that's The Curse of Dusty.

the absolute inferno will indeed handle a little more oil i think for most. but the BYB as stated will be cleaner through the heads, and bigger in the backends. I am actually at how angluar the BYB is.

By far the BYB will look the same in the hands of a power stroker VS an Absolute in the hands of a Stroker.
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Timothy @Juniors Pro-Shop
Montreal, Quebec.