HI-I SHOT 4 INCH VAINS UP TILL ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO.I SWITCHED TOO THE BLAZERS AND LIKE THEM ALOT!! THEY ARE STIFFER,AND GUIDE MY ARROW MUCH BETTER OUT PAST 20YDS.THE SMALLER SIZE SEEMS TO LESSON THE CHANCE OF GETTING BEAT UP AS WITH THE LARGER VAINS. IM NOT MUCH ON CHANGING WHAT WORKED FOR YEARS--BUT THIS IS A CHANGE I KNOW YOU WILL BE GLAD YOU DID.........