"bounce"? I had issues with my QAD, but AFAICT, it had nothing to do with bounce. The "Velocity Drop Away" catch, that holds the rest up when letting down slowly was "catching" once in a while. You could hear it, extra click, and the fletching showed definite signs of contact, plus the launcher was getting slammed down into the little pad I had for it to land on. This was a problem, even after I increased the tension to get a faster drop. I finally figured I could not sell the rest to someone else (with a clear conscience), so I took the rest apart again, and took out the tiny (very tiny) catch and spring. Now the rest functions like a Trophy Taker Shakey Hunter. Drops every time, no fletch contact, good accuracy. Worth keeping on the bow for a rest I was close to throwing away. If I go for another drop away, it will probably be the Muzzy. I do have a Biscuit on one of the bows in case I get the urge to walk around with a broadhead tipped arrow nocked.