I knew I would have to explain myself, sigh.....this is going to be long.
An arrow is very deadly when all things come together. The problem with bowhunting is "expierence" is the best teacher, and thats where the problem begins. If you have no one with expierence to help you, you have to learn it all on your own. But that comes at a high price, usually at the expense of lost animals.
The very first deer I lost was about 13 years ago , it would have been my first kill, but didnt have the expierence and made a poor shot because of broadheads, didnt knowfixed bladeswouldnt fly the same. Hard lesson learned.Loss # 1
Got them tuned and ready to go. Nothing happens the next couple of years. Then mechanical broadheads come out and I switch because of the bad taste left in my mouth by fixed blades. Well I make several kills a year and everything is perfect untill I had a hard time tracking one which went on neigbors property.I did find it though, but a bulb goes off in my head, hey what about a string tracker. So I purchase one and do some testing and everything is shooting great. I made a shot on a doe and that damn string caught on something, dont know if it was the bow itself or a limb, either way I hear the loud snap of the string and my arrow sails off target. I made a hit and it was in the vital area just not perfect, little high and didnt pass through, no string to track as it snapped, no blood trail. Didnt find it before the yotes. loss# 2. Used the string tracker again and made a few more kils without a glitch, then it happens again, string snaps on something arrow goes off mark, luckily I hit liver and the deer didnt go 10 yds before piling up. Well kerplunk, there goes the stringtracker in the trash.
Fast forward a couple of years and a few kills without a hitch. Then here comes a hog at a meer 12 yds, draw aim and shoot, damn! the hog takes that one step as I release and my arrow hits far back with little penetration, forget about it, he never slowed down and no telling how far and how long he lasted. Loss# 3
Fast forward a couple more years to this year. I have been using some mechanicals from walmart and they have been working fine, took 3 deer last year with them.
Well I took a doe this year, complete pass through and found her right away. Then I take another one, aim release and CRACK ! what the hell just happened. zero penetration and the deer runs off with all my arrow sticking out and arrow falls to the ground. I'm like what just happened ?
retrieve arrow and of course zero blood, blade bent, deers gone, at least that deer will live. Still dont know what happened suspectI hit the elbow bone. also suspect mechanicals, thats 2 so far with poor penetration , remeber the hog. So thats loss #4
Take a beautiful 8 pointer a couple of days later, bam! complete pass through deer goes down within eye sight.
Last week take aim on another beautiful 8 pointer, aim release and CRACK ! Aw crap here we go again, what the hell happened, again perfect shot and poor penetration. Deer runs off. Start tracking an hour later, find arrow, broken blade and 8 inches of penetration with good blood. searched for days never found him. Even looked this afternoon again. Nothing. I believe it's those damn mechanicals, it's like they are crumpling on impact like the front of a car during a collision. Thats 2 deer and 1 hog with poor penetration. My bow is shooting 276-282 fps second. It blows clean through them almost all the time untill I switched to those cheap expandables. "Eastman Outfitter archery".
So you see. expierence comes at a high price when archery hunting. I will never shoot mechanicals again, ever. I already am tuned and set up using 4 blade 100 gr muzzy's.
Can I say I wont lose one again, no. What else am I going to learn ?