I had a big long response to this, but erased it. It really just boils down to the fact that I hear too many horror strories about people buying carbons and they have 3 or 4 bad ones right out of the box that won't fly right. I rarely hear this with aluminums. And if having the perfect spine is such an issue, wouldn't aluminums still be the way to go? They offer more spine choices than most carbons do. With carbons you just sort of have to pick one that is close. Am I wrong on that? And the arrows I was shooting that were spined to 100 lbs were arrow dynamics nitro stingers. They are a bit different from the avarage carbon, maybe that had something to do with it. And they were actually a bit faster than other arrows I tried that were of the same weight.

And to me aluminums are easier to work with if I want to play. I don't have a shop with all the cool tools. I can cut aluminums with a tubing cutter and assemble them with hot melt glue. And if I want to change something I can take them apart over my stove. I just took 3 of my 1816's and cut them down 2 1/2 inches to try with my new bow. I couldn't have done that with my carbons. I don't own an arrow saw, and don't really want to get one. It doesn't really matter with fletching them, it works out the same either way for the most part. Other than you need to be a bit more careful removing the old fletching from carbons.

Like I said, I have shot both, of several different brands. I never reallly had any trouble with any of them myself. Aluminums just tend to be a bit cheaper and more convenient for me is all. And I have yet to bend or mess up an aluminum arrow. I have ruined a few of course, but had it been a carbon it would have been destroyed just the same. Carbons are tougher, especially if you glance them off something or your target falls over with arrows in them.

And you don't need to send me any arrows for free just to prove your point. That's a generous offer and I thank you for it, but I understand what you are saying quite well. Besides I may go with beemans if I get carbons this time around. And I have a cabela's not more than thirty miles from me. If I am correct some of thier arrows are made by blackhawk as well.

Paul