I have had tremendous success with a Shock n Awe.  For me, on "medium" oil, it is money.  It reads the mids very well for a pearl resin, and makes a strong yet controllable move off the breakpoint.  The only other ball I even throw on mediums is a Black Widow.  Those 2 cover it for me.  I know a lot of people didn't like their SnA, but I have been extremely happy with it.

Don
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Mumzie, Congrats on winning the ball.

 Take a look at  the Awesome Flip, works great on medium and the lighter side of medium.
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Awesome Flip or Awesome Hook would be my choice.
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I also had an Absolute Inferno, and I hated it.  I was at first hesitant when my pro shop guy recommended a Shock and Awe for me because of the same covers.  The SnA just plain rolls much better for me.  I have not tried the Awesome Flip or Hook so I cannot comment on those.  

Don
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"On-base percentage is great if you can score runs and do something with that on-base percentage.  Clogging up the bases isn't that great to me. The problem we have to address more than anything is the home run problem."
~Dusty Baker being a total fool

You shold see a much harder backend reaction from the AF than from the AI, just due to the Vanguard upper flip cap core.  I too would reccomend the AF, its a great ball for mediums, has many drilling options, and cn be used for multiple lines.

It may be a bit more drill sensitive than the Sahara, due to the stronger mass bias, but overall I think it should work better.  It is true that the Sahara can work on mediums with a fairly strong drill, but you'll probably have to change the oob surface to something duller, and still you may be on the lighter side of oil handling capabilities.

Putting the pin on the negative side of the ball is not a huge concern.  I have a Ravage (almost the same core as the Sahara) drilled with the mb beneath the thumb at 6" from my pap that really concerves energy.  This layout CAN be drilled on a vanguard ball as the pin is on the midline not the negative side of the ball.
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