RE: Mech heads..how long to open?
You know how I feel about the issue too, Frank. In my case, I prefer to think of myself not as a 'diehard fixed blade shooter' but someone who is VERY conservative when it comes to what I care to take hunting. Call it karma, destiny or whatever, but after what I went thru with the little buggers, I am convinced mechanicals are not for me.
The only time I've ever had problems getting fixed blade heads to fly perfectly is when I've had them mounted on those cheezy carbon arrows. (That sound you hear in the background is the can opener. Can o' Worms Soup. [8D])