Guys......thanks for all of your post. Like most of you, I spin checked each arrow right out of the bag before any inserts or vanes were installed. I fletch and build all of my arrows from raw shafts. Like Rack and others, I am actually contemplating just going back to Aluminum' s NEXT year. The only reason I switched in the first place, was because my shooting abilities improved greatly enough that I would ruin two or three shafts PER shooting session. I guess either way you look at it........it' s a financial issue. I broke down and bought 6 GT 3-D pros yesterday. We spun checked each and cut both ends of the arrows down to my specified length. I now have 6 perfectly straight arrows. They are ONLY $100 per dozen. I could go back to aluminums and risk going through 3-4 dozen arrows per year (which would not save me any money!). I could invest in more BLOCKS, GLEN-DEL BUCKS (Which I really like, by the way) and bags, so I can shoot one arrow at each target to avoid ruining arrows. I just want the impossible I guess!!! I want a durable, straight arrow that I can shoot with broadheads or field points. If I stick one in a tree branch, I would like to be able to pull it out, replace the insert and put it back in my quiver.......you can' t do that with an Aluminum arrow! I let you know if I find that perfect arrow!!!!!!! Good luck to everyone this season and I hope each of US get that big buck we' ve been dreaming of.