Stay with the Gold tip and if you are looking for a good place to buy, try Marvin Johnson at e-mail address [email protected]. I have never met him nor do I have any business relation with him. All I do know is that I searched for a long time for the best prices and Marvin has them. Twice a group of friends and I ordered 7 dozens all different lenghts and color fletches, delivered to my door step in four days!!!!! I can't get a local Prs-shop to do that. I live in NY and he lives in Kansas. Cut, fletched and delivered in four days. I generaly use the XT 5575 and pay less than $70.00 per dz. The regular hunters sell for about 50/dz.

This past year during our 3-D league I learned something new...ACCs bend! We shoot in pretty cold weather in this part of the country and alot of the targets are frozen when we shoot. One of the guys on our team shot the target and it made a loud thump as it hit the 10 spot. The arrow pulled out easy, but on the next target his arrow made a right hand turn around a tree. This shooter generally does not miss the eight spot let alone the whole target. When I was looking at the arrow it looked perfect, however when I spun it in my hand it woobled, explaining the poor shoot. Good thing it was only a target and not blood and hair. He sold his ACCs and is now shooting new .001 Goldtips with better peformance than before.

A dozen arrows for the price of 1/2 dz of the others. I can use the extra money for other goodies. I shoot 65 yards consistantly with broadhead tipped arrows. IF your set-up is time and matched, your arrow will fly true. Good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!