I know what you're saying here duc. We've got a shop near the shop I work at that's constantly losing business due to the owners lack of good attitude. They are jerks and don't make anny attempt to help the customer out. It's sad to see that kind of thing, but I'm in total agreement with ya. They were pushing a product. It's just like on here though. Some guys on here (myself included) push certain products, bows etc. That's cuz we've used them or have seen them used and believe in them. But then again, there's the instance where guys hate a product they've never used or seen used. It's sad to see. The funy thing is I've shot gold tips, and until another company produces a better arrow than that I'm gonna stick with 'em. I firmly believe in gold tip's quality. I trust them and appreciate their customer support when I've got questions for them. As far as the guys saying they're inconsistent....I say...."you're nuts" My gold tips are within4 grains of eachother and that's in a full dozen.Maybe I got a good batch but most of my batches are real good too. I love gold tip shafts personally. There are a lot of good shafts out there though and I'd recommend several diff. brands to people. Some pro-shops out there are one-minded in what they sell. I've been to pro-shops that will try to sell you one exact specific set-up...bow sight, rest all. I like going to shops that can show you several diff. good products. I don't know. Sorry this post is so long, but I can relate.