No. Speed Broadheads are engineered to eliminate pre-deployment. Unlike mechanical broadheads that rely on rubber bands or collars, patented Piston Lock Technology regulates the dynamic load of the blades ensuring that the blades stay closed during flight. Piston Lock Technology guarantees that the faster the shot, the tighter the blades lock; while also ensuring full deployment with just 1.5 pounds of force on impact, delivering unmatched deployment reliability, accuracy, wound channels and maximum penetration.

A leading failure point for many mechanical broadheads are their blade retention systems. Current mechanical broadhead designs have forced hunters to choose between two compromises: high deployment force that wastes arrow energy or unreliable blade retention that can lead to premature deployment in flight. Speed Broadheads eliminated both problems with our patented Piston Lock Technology. Our blades cannot open in flight, yet they deploy with only 1.5 pounds of force; approximately 20% of the force required by many leading mechanical broadheads.

Sharper broadheads create cleaner cuts that sever blood vessels more efficiently, leading to faster blood loss, stronger blood trails, and quicker, more ethical recoveries. Speed Broadheads' blades are individually honed to under 100 on the BESS scale. Making them sharper than many surgical scalpels.

The BESS (Brubacher Edge Sharpness Scale) is the industry's most recognized method for objectively measuring blade sharpness. It measures the amount of force required for a blade to cut a standardized test filament. The lower the BESS score, the sharper the edge. Speed Broadheads blades are individually honed to under 100 BESS, making them sharper than many surgical scalpels.

Speed Broadheads feature patented Piston Lock Technology, a rear-deploy mechanical broadhead system engineered for unmatched deployment and blade retention reliability. Speed Broadheads require just 1.5 pounds of force to fully deploy. Piston Lock Technology also eliminates premature blade opening in flight ensuring the faster the shot, the tighter the blades lock. This leads to the most consistent deployment on impact in the industry. Across thousands of test shots with the fastest crossbows available, Speed Broadheads have not experienced a single pre-deployment.

Speed Broadheads are built from the best materials available. Our Titanium models feature a one-piece Grade 5 titanium ferrule, while our Crosscut model utilizes a high-strength 7068 aluminum. Every Speed Broadhead is equipped with .039" thick EDM-cut stainless steel blades for exceptional strength, edge retention, and penetration.

Speed Piston Lock Technology is our patented deployment and blade retention system, engineered to eliminate the common failure points found in traditional mechanical broadheads. Requiring just 1.5 pounds of force to fully deploy, it eliminates premature deployment in flight while providing the most consistent and dependable deployment on impact; without bands or collars. Across thousands of test shots from the fastest crossbows on the market, Speed Broadheads have not experienced a single pre-deployment.

At the core of every Speed Broadhead is patented Piston Lock Technology. A spring driven piston locks the blades in place and eliminates the use of bands and collars. When the arrow is released the piston regulates the dynamic load of the blades, while the blades center of gravity ensures that the faster the shot; the tighter the blades lock for perfect flight. On contact the piston releases the blades with just 1.5 lbs of force; only 20% the force required by leading competitors.

Speed Broadheads are designed to perform across an exceptionally wide range of bow setups. Thanks to patented Piston Lock Technology, Speed Broadheads require just 1.5 pounds of force to fully deploy, making them effective with bows as low as 40 pounds of draw weight to today's fastest compound bows and high speed crossbows.

Deployment force directly impacts penetration because any energy used to open a mechanical broadhead is energy that cannot be used to drive the broadhead deeper. Speed Broadheads require just 1.5 pounds of force to fully deploy due to our patented Piston Lock Technology, allowing more of your arrow's energy to be transferred into the animal for deeper penetration. The result is guaranteed blade deployment, maximum energy transfer, and more devastating terminal performance.

Speed Broadheads feature razor-sharp .039" thick EDM-cut blades that are individually honed to under 100 on the BESS scale, making them sharper than many surgical scalpels. Unlike stamped blades, the EDM cutting process eliminates micro-fractures; creating a stronger, longer-lasting edge that delivers better blood trails, increased penetration, larger wound channels, and faster recoveries.

EDM (Electrical Discharge Machining) uses a electrically charged wire to cut each blade instead of stamping it from sheet steel. This process eliminates the microscopic stress fractures created by stamping, producing a significantly stronger blade that holds a sharper edge, resists chipping, and delivers more dependable performance through bone and heavy tissue.