Stealth Force is exactly right on this one- blade angle and the distance from the blades to the tip of the head will determine how much an arrow *might* plane (I say might because weird s**t happens, as we all know). Some of you will recall that over the last several years, quite a few people have posted about having Spitfires planing inside of deer just like the Slick Trick did. I had it happen twice with Spitfires- once having the arrow come out the same side it went in on a quartering away shot. Like the ST's, Spitfires have a steep blade angle.

The steeper a blade is, the more force that is needed for it to cut. If only one blade is cutting- and one blade always hits first on an angled shot- the arrow will veer away from that blade UNLESS THE TIP IS EMBEDDED deeply enough to prevent this from happening. When you have a short tip, like the Slick Tricks, the blade may hit the deer before the tip does. Viola- it planes. Think about it this way- if the broadhead blades were halfway up the arrow, it would be impossible for it to plane because so much arrow would be in the deer before the blades made contact.

5 shot- your tests are always appreciated. You are the reason I switched to Snypers, which I should add might have the lowest angle of any broadhead out there- which should mean less of a chance of planing.