I was shooting Black Eagle Carnivores and found the same to be true in relation to brittleness. The arrows fly great but if they touched anything they were rendered useless. I actually shot Black Eagle deep impacts as well as the Outlaws for a time when Snyder & Call were raving about them. I am now shooting Carbon Impacts, they are super straight and so far have been extremely durable...the cross weave of the carbon is a nice touch.