treetop, sounds like you're experiencing what we've been talking about with carbon arrows, especially if you bought the "hunter" grade. Not every batch or every maker is gonna shoot out as quick, some take much much longer, but, you never know.

What if you had put less than 50 shots on them then taken them to the woods? Grabbed and nocked the "bad" arrow? Got a shot at a B&C, only to miss or worse wound it 4" left and low?

I want to know the arrow I pull out will have the best chance of shooting to the exact same point of impact as it and the last one did before, as long as I do my part. For me, ACCs fit this bill, and the added value is well worth the extra cost.