From my own personal experience I believe shots are superior to gels and other transdermals. I started on testogel as per Dr. Johns recommendation based on the natural daily rhythm they give.
Now that I am on shots I can give a good comparison. For me the gel although giving a daily rhythm was not optimal, applying it twice a day would of been better but either way for me it converted too much to DHT and E2.
With shots it is not converting as much to E2 or DHT and because of this I feel a lot better despite not having that daily rhythem. I wake up out of bed refreshed, I am still able to function late in the day even if I am sleepy, and being sleepy now does not mean I am also tired.
I am surprised transdermals are the goto method for TRT, I think shots should be followed by pellets and then transdermals.