RE: Aluminum or Carbon arrows?
Carbons for me as well. I switched from aluminums to the pultruded carbons several years back and was very pleased with the increased penetration and durability that they offered. But tuning was somewhat of an issue with those " ol' skinnies" so I switched to the Carbon Express ICS carbons. I did relatively well with them for a few years but had quite a few bend but not outwardly break and a couple also split at the nock end. So, I gave the Blackhawks a brief stint and found them to be just as bad if not worse. Now I am shooting the Beman ICS hunters and am relatively pleased with their durability, reliability and overall performance.
What is next? I do not know. When I find another ICS carbon that I enjoy shooting more then I will let you know.