Quicksilver, I knew I loved my WB for a reason...

Kickin' buck, care to elaborate on this quote "to include the piece of mind to not have to look down atyour rest when a deer comes along."???

I'm not following what you mean.

As for vane wear, the first arrows I shot out of it had cheap thin vanes and they warped and tore. Nothing a good vane won't take care of. Last year I switched to Goldtips and the vanes on there stand up great. Not one wave or worn out mark. The only thing that messup up those vanes was the rib of my last buck