RE: pulling carbons
Rinehart targets work wonders for carbon arrows. McKenzies such big time.
Aluminum arrows work pretty good too. I just went trhough this gut wrenching pulling sequence again today. Shot four targets and just could not budge one arrow. I quit and went back to the truck, dug out the 2212's and headed back out. One of the guys I was shooting with later made the comment that he would be willing to pull mine all day long. It took two of us to pull his LineJammers.
From a personal basis one of the best things you can learn to do is keep score and let the other guys do the pulling.