Mossy:

Here is my covered dish for the feast.

It is what you are not saying rather than what you are saying, that does not allow an immediate narrowing down of what your problem{s) might/could be. You have briefly indicated that you are shooting accurately, but you did not state so in a manner that leaves me with a clear understanding as to how accurate you are actually shooting and how consistent your accuracy is and how proficient you are at tuning your gear.

What strikes me about your dilemma, is that the main problems you say you are having, seems to be consistent and with similar results. Mainly, you keep hitting high and your arrow penetration is bad. A high hit could be a result of one cause or a combination of causes

e.g., not bending at the waist, depth perception problem, aiming at the deer rather than picking spot, problem with properly estimating distance, incorrect visual misperception of what the distance actually is vs. average size of deer, early release, improper draw length, spine issue, panic, etc, etc, etc. and all of the above.

IMO, aiming at the deer and not picking a spot may be the leading cause of missed or off POA shots for most new shooters and shooters who have not yet had many deer in front of them

As for the penetration problem alone, blades that are not sharp are contribuatable, however, in your case(s) as you have described, I doubt the penetration problem is primarily caused by broadheads that may have lost their edge. By your description, you seem to be getting into bone and dense muscle in (normally) non-fatal areas. A dull blade does not cause missed or off POA shots.

Although some shooters believe that a quality broadhead that is sharp should always be able to " bust" through any bone and muscle or the head is not a good head, the truth is; regardless of how sharp the head is or the quality of the head, large and dense bone and dense muscle can oftentimes and unexpectedly stop the head' s penetration dead in its tracks. How stable the flight shaft is (porpoising, fishtailing) and the angle of entry (tail high, low, right, or left) can (also) greatly and rapidly shed off much of the penetration energy.

What is your setup e.g., bow, draw-weight, draw-length, shafts, etc?