Grouping all mechanicals into one big group doesn't make sense. There are front, rear, & expandable cut on contact broadheads. I happen to work for a broadhead company & I have personally done my fair share of testing. The front deploying heads are by far the sketchiest; they have a tendency of opening in flight & are least dependable. The rear deploying will never open in flight if O-ring/ locking mechanism is properly used; the rear deploying also offers a bigger entry wound & wound canal. The COC expandable-heads are the best of both worlds (besides the fact they dont fly true to field points) these heads are going to cut no matter what & they offer a bigger entry & canal.

To say people use mechanical broadheads not on performance but rather it is just all hype is an ignorant thing to say. Our studies have showed that 63% of modern archers are using mechanicals & the numbers are rising; do you really think people will ignore poor results & instead use just because it is the "cool thing to do"?? If you choose to use the dependable COC heads go for it, but dont make ill comments based on opinion & call it facts.