No guys I have never thought to recheck my brace height whenever I restring my bow, guess I should start that huh? I got a trial pack of gold tips as suggested to my by the sales guy where I bought the bow (the famed three rivers archery in Indiana) so I sort of assumed he was looking out for me... I am finding that the 5575's seem to be the most consistent thus far. I will listen from now on to see if I can discern arrow weight with shot noise.
Thanks for the feedback guys!
Oh and greybark, I see you are a traditional guy, would you prefer a recurve or a longbow for hunting? I found that the recurve is much easier to draw than a longbow of similar poundage, and love the simplicity of the longbow.