No offense meant Russ. By abuse I meant shooting at arrows sideways in the target, shooting rocks, blocks, etc. Shooting a deer and him bending or breaking it while it speeds off or it rolling over on it, no I don't call that abuse. Personally I am done with all carbon arrows. Must messing around with a friend shooting long distance that I had no business doing at the time I shot an A/C Superslim 400 through one side of an old garage and the arrow stuck out of the other side. It was made of old tough 1" thick or thicker siding. We beat on the field point to get the arrow out......no damage to the arrow except for a small scratch near the point. I still shoot that arrow today....no bends. I am convinced most all carbons would have broken.