i have given this additional thought, shoot whatever you desire to shoot. thinking back, i shot with a fellow who shot with the " black" stuff......it forced me to focus even harder while shooting, it probably helped me shoot that day.

looking at modern 3-d equipment, 8xbino, any power lens for open shooters, is it really that difficult to see your dark arrows in the targets? i think not. maybe if the target were set in the dark holes, or if you are in the open and the target in the shade, but in these two situations, you probably couldnt see any arrow very well with the naked eye, and maybe not at all with a 4x scope.

i am like most people, whatever i am looking at is where i hit, if the yardage is correct, and i have shot and hit arrows in the 8 ring because they stood out a little bit, so i cant say that it helps to have the nock to aim off of, or that it hurts either.

my suggestion: shoot what you want to shoot, as long as you are breaking no rules as defined by the governing body in which you are participating. if you are getting razzed by the buddies, so what. who is to say they are right? an opinion does not mean you are at fault if it is different. it is just that, different.....so go forth and prosper with your different equipment...........