i think the gold tip xts are great for a hunting shaft and for the money difference between them and the gold tip pros you cant go wrong.the xts are a .003 and the pros are a .001. its not worth the 30.00 extra to me.if i can robin hood the xts at 30 yrds i dont need to spend the extra 30.00 on the pros.just trying to save you some money. i just shoot the black carbon shafts because if i have to remove my fletching i dont have to worry about scraping off the camo coating. but thats just my personal opinion.i have been shooting the same shafts for 2yrs and they are perfoming very well.