ORIGINAL: Cougar Mag
Is it possible that the draw cord could be set too short also?
Yes that is possible, because coming up too fast can make a rest drop too fast resulting in not enough guidance. Every dropaway that I have seen must have the proper timing, some more than others. I have also read about bounce back. If you get a chance to see the video from Vaportrail's Limbdriver dropaway rest, its really neat as it shows the rest dropping just barely before the fletching passes by.
By the way, I use a Schaffer on my Bowtech Patriot BUT have the old prongs and found that 1.5" to 1" just before full draw works best for me and I really like the Schaffer. I'd say the newer prongs might be more of the problem though.
Cougar... now I'm confused? If it comes up too early wouldn't that mean it would stay up too long at release because the shorter cord won't let it drop early enough? Or do I have it backwards in my brain?
I think you are right about the newer style prongs... from what I can tell if everything is perfect the fletching will barely miss them... especially with the implants on them.
I did what both you and gibblet recommended... my rest is coming up about 3.5" before complete draw if I measure the draw to the wall... very hard to get a good measurementbecause the cam is ready to flip over.