You CAN'T beat a Trophy Taker Spring Steel. They are kind of tried and true. Being the dumb lefty I am, I've been waiting on one forever![:@][:@]. I'm sure most of your 3D Gurus (Matt, Matt and TFOX) will agree .
I'm still stuck using this Alpine el' Cheapo drop away on my Open rig.[:'(]
Jeff, btw, I think I'm set as far as comming up Saturday. Not sure if you got my PM(s) or not. I was able to get ahold of my boss and talk to him about it, I'll be leaving here, after my basketball game. Hopefully.
Personally ive got a ripcord and its an awesome rest and id reccomend it to anyone
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EVERY 3D guy I talk to says some kind of spring steel rest. The reason I get is that they are more reliable. I'm gonna argue that point to the bitter end. My Drop Zone has been 100% reliable, NEVER failed me. How much more reliable can a spring steel be??
Not to discredit those guys, they OBVIOUSLY know what they are talking about, but I would dearly love for someone to give me a better reason that "because that's what all the target guys use" or "because they are more reliable".......Neither one of those justifies my purchasing a new rest.
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EVERY 3D guy I talk to says some kind of spring steel rest. The reason I get is that they are more reliable. I'm gonna argue that point to the bitter end. My Drop Zone has been 100% reliable, NEVER failed me. How much more reliable can a spring steel be??
Not to discredit those guys, they OBVIOUSLY know what they are talking about, but I would dearly love for someone to give me a better reason that "because that's what all the target guys use" or "because they are more reliable".......Neither one of those justifies my purchasing a new rest.
I know mobow. We are talking not just the "average" weekend 3d shooter though. These are just simple and proven. The more reliable part is about all they have to them, the reason the big dogs use them is because, say your dropzone just happened to somehow screw up. It might be only one time, and you might not even notice it. One little flaw like that "could" cost someone a world title.
That's the only thing I can think of [8D]. I guess they know their stuff and everyone shooting on a national level is using them. Or atleast most.
Ok, but what if your spring steel rest just happened to mess up, even if it's just ONE time......that could cost someone world title too. See, the more reliable bit just doesn't hold water for me.
I mean hell, if that's the ONLY reason folks use them.......I guess all the big buck hunters best shoot only those too. They only get one shot, maybe in a year or two.
I'm not arguing, by the way. I'm really just tryng to understand what makes a SS rest so much better for target shooting....I just don't see it.
See, and once again, the only 2 reasons you gave are, more reliabe, and everybody is using them. That's the only 2 I hear........I just don't understand is all.
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Douglas Radial Tires
Super Blue headlights
Fiberglass front bumper
2400 pounds
EVERY 3D guy I talk to says some kind of spring steel rest. The reason I get is that they are more reliable. I'm gonna argue that point to the bitter end. My Drop Zone has been 100% reliable, NEVER failed me. How much more reliable can a spring steel be??
Not to discredit those guys, they OBVIOUSLY know what they are talking about, but I would dearly love for someone to give me a better reason that "because that's what all the target guys use" or "because they are more reliable".......Neither one of those justifies my purchasing a new rest.
I know mobow. We are talking not just the "average" weekend 3d shooter though. These are just simple and proven. The more reliable part is about all they have to them, the reason the big dogs use them is because, say your dropzone just happened to somehow screw up. It might be only one time, and you might not even notice it. One little flaw like that "could" cost someone a world title.
That's the only thing I can think of [8D]. I guess they know their stuff and everyone shooting on a national level is using them. Or atleast most.
Same can be said about any rest though, in all honesty. Dropaway or not, %^$& happens and we as archers know about that more than just about anybody else.
Reliable is reliable, I'd have to agree with Mobow.
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Mobo,reliability and simplicity are just a couple reasons.The reason you see more spring steel on the bows of the pros is due to forgiveness and guidance.The spring steel just provides more guidance which equates to forgiveness and does it while be very simple and easy to tune.
The only reason "they" all use them is someone won with one. I agree 100% with mobow. Hitting exactly where you want is hitting where you want, the rest doesn't screw that up, the guy behind the bow does. My bow is not any more accurate or less accurate using a spring steel rest, dropaway, WB, etc....please. Just a while ago we had guys arguing that Vegas shoots have been won with WB and that's more critical and now we're being told we need a spring steel rest to win 3D, PLEASE![&:]
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