I have killed a bunch of deer with a compound and all were pass throughs. I have only killed three with a recurve, but all of those have been pass throughs as well. I am only shooting 53#'s , but I believe that if you put the arrow where it is supposed to go, and it is tipped with a "scary" sharp broadhead, most of the time you will get a pass through. As others have pointed out, a pass through is not neccessary, and plenty of deer fall to arrows that aren't sticking in the ground on the other side. I just prefer it when they blow all the way through.