LAst year, I got a 1/2 dozen epic st with blazer vanes. I love them, they shoot great, absolutely no complaints. This year I go back to order a dozen and they guy says for $3.00/dozen more he can sell me the goldtips 5575's. I know the goldtips are a very good arrow, but I rarely see any mention of the new epic st's. I like the slim arrow and I shoot a WB rest. The goldtips make a slight noise threw it because they aren't shiny smooth like the epic st's.

Do you think they will actually shoot any better? I can group those epic st's in a 1 inch group at 40 yards.

Any thoughts?

I like my XT Hunters really well.

i suggest.. if u can make a 1 inch group at 40 yards
keep the sts!
dont get much better than that man

I have the Epics, and my brotherhas the Gold Tips, and there both good arrows. The Epics are smoother though.

Epics whith stinger broadheads are the way to go.Fly great will never change!!

i shot epics up till this week(about full year) i tortured them poor arrows. the only ones ive broke are the ones ive shot. split a few with fieldpoints and the rest i hit with broadheads. good shootin arrows and seemed pretty danged durable to me. i just didnt like the lightness. for about 70$ i got a dozen carbon express select shafts(unfletched and full legnth) that are heavier(what i wanted..personal preferance) and have better tolerances...some say the better the tolerances the better they will shoot...we will see. out of a dozen epics i didnt have any i called "bad" or that flew differently or anything... if they weight more id be shooting them

I'll keep them I guess. The Goldtips are straighter, no doubt. But I've heard that when you shoot the difference in straightness is irrelevant as the arrow bends when shot. I dunno, or care, I just know I love my epic st's. I try not to get to technical, I believe in the KISS-Keep It Simple Stupid! system. I just thought if I could tighten my groups even better then I might try different arrows but it doesn't sound like I could get it better. Thanks for the advice.

The Epics seem to be a really good arrow for the money and I really like my XT Hunters. Which ever one you decide you like the best is what I would go with.

put me down for the gold tips...