I've shot the GT Kinetics for 3 or 4 years now. My only complaint with them was the relatively weak aluminum half outsert that comes with them. Shot as they are supplied, you'll bend a lot of them. I mostly remedied the problem by footing them with an 1 1/4" long piece of 2018. A glancing blow off of a rock could still bend them, but they are much more durable that way. THEN, they introduced the GT Traditional Classic shaft earlier last year. I was lucky and got my hands on some early. They changed the outsert to stainless steel, increased the GPI of the shafts and added a wood grain finish to the exterior of the shaft. They use a similar point weight system as the original Traditional shafts, they are just smaller diameter to fit in the skinnier shaft. I loved them before, but am absolutely smitten with them now!