RE: Gold tip arrows
I shoot Carbon Tech Cheetahs and love them. They are one of the lightest arrows on the market and I use them for both hunting and 3-D. The have a few different weights to choose from. Cheetahs being the lighest, then Whitetails, and Rhinos are the heaiest. Don't let people brain wash you into believing that you need a heavy arrow for better penetration and Kinetic energy. I'm shooting a 330 grain arrow with a 63 lb. draw weight (292 fps Hoyt Cybertech) and get better penetration than guys shooting 430-450 grain arrows with 68 lb. draw bows (approx. 265 fps). I shot 2 mature bucks last year and had pass throughs on both of them. One was right under me and my arrow made it all the way through the top of his back at very slight angle and went through both lungs and his heart and came out of his brisket. The second one was at 20 yards and went through both lungs. I also shoot Wasp Boss Bullet broadheads and love them. They fly exactly like my field points and have fixed blades. I WILL NOT shoot mechanicals because I know that you don't need to if your bow is properly tuned - no matter how fast it is! When you shoot mechanicals you have one more thing that can go wrong and if you're either paying $$$$ for an outfitted hunt or you're spending countless hours in a treestand waiting for a hard earned trophy, you don't want to miss him because your blades opened up before they hit and your arrow veered off.