Not to mention that when hunting, you're not shooting groups, nor are you shooting 100 yards.
Very true. However, the point of my post was simply that even if your bow is perfectly tuned, fixed blade broadheads aren't quite as accurate as mechanical broadheads. If there is any wind at all, fixed blade heads will plane more due to much more exposed blade surface area, and wind is a constant factor when hunting, especially in the west.
Randy Ulmer used the 100 yard broadhead group photo because he was competing in a broadhead shooting tournament, using all hunting gear, and it was relevant to his comments about fixed vs. mechanical accuracy. Incidentally, the article is in the July/Aug 2014 issue of Bow and Arrow Hunting, Page 31 & 32.
Ulmer's quote:
"I'm not a big an of most mechanical broadheads. However, I am a big fan of a limited selection of mechanical heads. The reason is simple. They are much more accurate than a fixed head, period. I have spent hundreds of hours grouping and testing broadheads and arrows. I have two shooting machines, so I know this is true. Fixed blade heads do not group as well as mechanicals. None of them do, no matter what the manufacturer says."
By the way, I usually hunt with fixed blade broadheads because I trust them more, but I do acknowledge that, at best, I can get them to shoot almost as well as mechanicals.