Yes, I noticed the same thing. I usually hang back and let everybody else try the new stuff, but I had to be an early Axis user. Nine of my dozen spun pretty well when I first got them, the other 3 were not too good. After shooting 6 for a few months, I spun them again, and they had changed, and not for the better. During the same time, I was also shooting ACCs. They spun well before and after several months of shooting. My Carbon Techs have been holding up better as well.