Well I will re word the point Arthur and I are making. For the money aluminum arrows are better than carbon arrows in tolerances and quality control. I have read numerous posts on this board and others like it about how someone got a dozen arrows and almost half were bad right from the box when they checked them. I have also seen if for myself. I have seen brand new GT's that were visably crooked when brand new.

I have never seen or heard of buying a dozen aluminum arrows irregardless of price that had half the lot be out of specs. I'm not saying it has never happened but the chances are much more slim than if you were buying bargain carbons. Personally I have never had any that one arrow was out of spec. And yes more expensive carbons are better because they get sorted better before you get them. I don't believe they are made any different, just checked better before you get them. They do the same thing with ACC's and other arrows.

As far as what the Pro's say, well I take that with a grain of salt. Some of the guys on this site know more about archery than these guys do. Being able to shoot well or be a good hunter has nothing to do with actual knowledge about the subject. I think I know the video you are talking about, and it's a good novice hunting guide, but I found many things that were just wrong when I watched it. I see the same thing when I watch some hunting videos, it just makes me laugh sometimes. With enough fletching and target tips you would be suprised what you can get away with as far arrows and poor tuning. I can shoot bent arrows reasonably well if my game is on. That doesn't make it a good arrow. And it certainly will not shoot that well with a fixed blade head on it.

Arrows don't last forever, they need to be changed now and then. Depending on what you shoot into and how you often you shoot some more often than others. Doesn't matter what kind of arrow you shoot. This is why they make millions of them a day.

Like I said in my first post though, most don't shoot well enough to notice a difference any way. I feel the same about super tunning a bow. Very few people actually shoot consistantly enough to make it effective. Most just waste time and stress themselves out needlessly. They would be better off spending the time practicing and working on their form. Like when people spend a few hundred bucks on the best arrows, a new drop a way rest and fancy sights hoping it will make them shoot better. I bet if they took the same amount of money and took some lessons from a good instructor they would get much better results.

Oops, I'm ranting, sorry.

Paul