You sure can tell it's the off-season. [8D]
There are many different opinions on this site and it can be a great place to get information on products if you can sift through all of the pissing matches.
I choose not to use any mechanical because of the moving parts. I also will not use a fall away because fo the moving parts. The more things I can keep simple on my set-up the better I feel.
The damage in the pics is impressive, but dead is dead right? It looks messy to me