RE: mechanical or fixed broadheads?
there arre lots of threads on this.
fact is anything not a field tip doesnt shoot like a field tip. the smaller more field tip like it is the better its flight will be. there are a lot of mechanical heads out there that are just way to big when closed and dont shoot much better then fixed heads. i use steelheads and can put them exactly where my field tips hit. ive shot sonic heads and they hit the same too but they didnt shoot well in a mild breeze. there is no way to get around it anything sticking out creates drag and restiance and turbulance. lots of people like fixed heads and if you get them to shoot straight and are confident why not. a well designed mechnical will always out fly a fixed head but it may not show up until you get out to distances that youd never shoot. also with fixed heads if your form is not perfect (like when that monster gets you shook up) it affects the flight drastically.
i can see why some are skeptical, just like fixed heads there are plenty of bad mechnicals out there. with my steelheads i havent missed or not gotten a deer in at least 5 years and thats all i need to keep me using them.