I actually switched from carbons to aluminums. I just think they are a better arrow after using both. There are a lot of myths surrounding carbon arrows that make people believe they are a better arrow. The really expensive ones are pretty good, but the cheap ones that cost about as much as aluminum are not any better if not worse in some cases as far as quality control goes.

Just because the box or the specs say it is a certain straightness doesn't really mean it is. Buy a few dozen cheap arrows and put them on a jig with a dial indicator or a spine tester and see what happens. And that whole thing about either being straight or broken is one of the biggest myths. They can and do go bad, both warping and losing spine.

I have never damaged an aluminum that would not have ruined a carbon as well in the same instance. Now if you are careless and don't take very good care of your arrows, then carbons are cool. you can step on them or lay something on them and it probably will not hurt them. However if you glance one of something hard, or another arrow hits one, just because it still looks good doesn't mean it is. Sometimes they can break on the inside and you don't even know it right away.

Paul