RE: wooden or carbon
I'm going to try carbons again. I had some ABS Grizzly carbons that I pretty much refused to shoot in fear of missing the target and destrying them. I had six of them that I think wereover $100 all set up for 6. I ended up selling them.
I going to get some cosmetic blem carbons and try again though.
I shoot aluminums pretty much all the time, but I have also been shooting a lot of firs that seem to hit the target everytime for me. They are a bit heavier then POC.
I'm also experimenting stuffing my aluminums with braided rope for some extra weight. Seems to be working well.