OK, now don`t forget that Chuck likes to hunt BIG whitetails and lots of big game(elk sized and bigger). Also Chuck if I`m not mistaken use to be quite an accomplished target archer. Are aluminums straighter than carbons? Yes, most aluminums are straighter then carbons and my 2219s don`t bend after going throught 10 deer. Even if they did I have no problem throwing an arrow away after taking a deer with it. Also the question remains "Do carbons lose their spine after extensive use?" This should be fun. P.S. I have an aluminum in my quiver thats been through a moose and is just as straight now as the day I bought it.