I switched from carbon to aluminum because I like shooting bent up arrows, I like replacing them all the time and I don't need faster more accurate arrows with better penatration. I especially like camo aluminum because after shooting them and missing my target they blend right so nobody can ever find them again. I've spent over $1000 for my bow and set up so I could get my bent aluminum arrows to fly around trees and to give the critters I'm shooting at a chance to get crippled instead of dead. I also don't like the fact that if I rake my release accross a few carbon arrows in a quiver, a buck might think I'm rattling and come closer to take a look. That would never happen with aluminum arrows thank goodness. lol If you believe all this, send me a pm and I'll tell ya about some magic arrows I've got for sale, they're made of wood and are even better than aluminum.