I agree with Arthur; cheap carbons are a waste of time & money. Earlier this summer I was shooting some of the cheaper .006 straigtness carbons & was having a heck of a time getting them to group well. Just out of curiosity I grabbed some cheap aluminums (.003) that I had laying around & fired a few. Obviously since they were a little heavier they didn't hit where I was aiming, but they did group within 2" from 20 yds.

Arthur, I hate to keep bugging you about these, but I'm just curious to learn more. You mentioned that the carbons you're shooting now have a .003 straightness and in another post you mentioned you were shooting Easton Epics. I remember seeing something someplace that said they were .003, but I checked the easton web site today & it said the Epics were .005. Could this be a mis-print? Just curious. I like what I've read about the Epics and I like their price so I'm considering buying some. But unfortunately I don't have a ton of cash to experiment with several different arrows so I like to get as much info as I can before making a purchase.