Well, I know for sure if Len didn' t sell carbon arrows, then his customers would just go on down the road to Billy Bob' s Tune Ups, Beer Store, Bait House and Archery Supply and get the things there. I disagree with Len on two key points, but I' m not pointing fingers at him for selling this stuff.

I do not agree that we should simply accept that the arrows we buy will only yield a small percentage of useable arrows. If I knew that 3/4 of the tires I buy would blow out before I left the shop, I wouldn' t buy three complete sets to get one set that worked!

Nor do I agree that the customer should be left to his own devices when he' s got an arrow that' s obviously bad. I would expect the warranty on those tires I was talking about to be honored by the dealer. I would not be willing to send them back to the factory myself, to get ' lost in transit' or have them answer back saying the damage was road hazard. I know why dealers would rather you try to deal direct with the manufacturer, because they' d be snowed under with returns. A few would be genuinely bad arrows but most would be good arrows subjected to operator error.

My solution is that I' m not buying any more carbon arrows for the foreseeable future. Y' all let me know if they ever get half as good as aluminum arrows.