how many people have had success with mechanicals? i personally have shot 5 deer, 3 bucks and 2 does and a fox with rocket sidewinders. most of the shots have been out of a tree stand about 20+ feet up. i have lost 2 deer while shooting these broadheads but it was because of one that hit way low(in the white) and the other hit wa a real bad angle that i should not have shot. not all the deer that i got were great shots either. the first buck i hit in the spine and the whole broadhead went into the spine just like the pics of the muzzy's in the backbone and the arrow broken when the deer flipped over on it. the first doe, it went perfectly double lung and she didn't even know what hit her. the next buck i shot arrow was a little far back and hit the front of the stomach but exited the other lung. the next doe, i hit way far back and gut shot her but the arrow passed through her back leg too right under the knee and she fell in 30 yards. the last buck i shot, the arrow was a little high on the entry hole but the angle was going down and the broadhead went straight through the shoulder blade and was sticking out the other side. so if people dislike mechanicals so much, then how have i had much success with them. i am a rocket sidewinder guy for life!