This is the type of broadhead he was talking about. It uses wires instead of blades to do the work.
A broadhead such as a Magnus has a longer cutting surface and less of an inclined angle. Henceforth, as it is cutting, as it is slicing through the meat. It has about 3 3/4" of cutting surface for 2-blades.
A SlickTrick (that I use) has a sharper angle and chops through the meat because of the greater angle. It also has less of a cutting surface. It has 3" of cutting surface for 4-blades.
If you took several dfferent types of broadheads and mounted them upright; and then took an old moose hide and soaked it in water and pulled the hide down over each broadhead. You would find that the cut-on-impact heads (Magnus, Wensel) would require less pressure to push through the hide. The chisel points (SlickTrick) and sharper angled broadheads would require more force. So with a lower energy bow or slower stick/recurve bow (180 f.p.s), a cut-on-impact head would be more desireable.
With a compound such as my BowTech bow that is getting around 275 f.p.s with a 500 grain arrow, it will push either broadhead through the animal just because it has a lot more kinetic energy.
Some people prefer a chisel type broadhead as they react better if a bone is hit. Cut-on-impact seem to penetrate better in meat and hide but may bend over on the tip if bone is hit.
The wire broadheads I would not even try on an animal unless it was a woodchuck or a rabbit.
No problem explaining this. I am a teacher and do it all day long. Some days I might explain the same thing 60 times to different people. :roll:
