Arthur,

I jokingly referred to you because I know of your affinity for aluminums and also because you are a bit older than most that frequent these forums. I, honestly, was not expecting to see a trully representative response. My hat goes off to you.

I have to tell you though, I am going to post something about my recent experiences with these new Easton Axis arrows. In my opinion, you really should pick up a dozen of these to try. They may just be the ICS carbon which has an answer for all those problems you mentioned with them. The only one I cannot comment on is the issue of degredation over time. I have only had them a week!