I am actually talking about over all consistency from arrow to arrow, not really straightness. I have shot .006 arrows and they shoot just fine. I'm talking about the average guy going to cabela's, gander mountain or a local pro shop and buying a dozen arrows done up already and then cut to length or even ordering a set and having them fletched. It is not uncommon to find 2 or 3 out of that dozen that are not just out of spec, but flat out crap. If not more in some cases with cheaper carbons. And that is just straightness. If they can't hold that tolerance, what do you think spine is going to be like?

I have put arrows in a spin tester that were so bad they darn near jumped out of it. I don't think cutting a few inches off the ends is going to fix that, unless you shoot REALLY short arrows.

Aluminums just don't do that. The average aluminum may not be as straight spec wise to begin with, but if you got 6 dozen arrows and checked them you probably wouldn't find any bad ones.

And for the average guy shooting in his back yard, or even shooting spots with target tips it probably wouldn't make a difference. I can shoot bent arrows well if they have enough fletching and FOC. However take that same guy and one bad arrow and one good arrow and put a fixed blade on it. I bet you will see a difference.

I shot several brands of carbons, and I will be honest I didn't have any real problems with them. I had maybe four or five out of a hundred maybe that were absolutely not shootable. And then some more after shooting them several hundred times. I just personally feel for the money the aluminums offer a better bargain in usability and quality control for the price. Plus for me they are easier to work with.

I simply don't need any of the benefits a carbon offers and don't seem to have the issues people complain about with aluminums.

Paul