I'm suprized the guys you were shooting with didn't instruct you about this!

Some guys keep a lube tube (it's got a hole in the top to stick your arrow down inside where silicone soaked foam lubes the arrow) hanging on their quiver to dope their arrows before shooting them. Since I'm a cheapskate, I just carry a hunk of soap and rub the soap on the first 6" or so of my arrow before shooting each target. And carry an arrow puller like the Gorilla Grip. Gorilla Grip has a kit with the puller and lube tube both, plus a bottle of lube to fill the tube. The lube and the puller makes pulling those carbons a LOT easier.