I really don't see any bennefit to shooting a mechanical either. Fixed blades now are flying just as good mechanicals and are simple, stronger, and penetrate better. When i am hunting i want a setup that issimple and consistant. Just about all my friends and family that bowhunt has tried the mechanicals at one point, and everyone of them has switched back to fixed heads cause of broken blades, failure to open and lack of penetration. I want a broadhead that can blow through both shoulders and still be intact. I know mechanicals work, but i also agree withDouge thatthey are in no way superior over a fixed blade.