Don't know how new you are to archery or just new to hunting with sticknstring, but I would suggest not using cut on contact for first try. These seem to be a little more finicky to tune. Thunderhead or muzzy would be good to start out with. I think they may be a little more forgiving. I had good results with thunderheads for several years. I have recently switched to Rages, but for begginer messing with the expandables during hunting might be a little more than you want right now. The archery forum might be a little better place to get more an snswers. Good luck.