Blazers are definitely worth the extra money, which isn't very much. Very durable and definitely steer your arrow well with the extra stiffness. As for rests, my wife and I both had the NAP Quicktune 2100 and both of ours broke. The launcher snapped off on both, and the spring on mine broke (twice). Four others at the pro-shop have had the same problem with the launcher. I switched to QAD Ultra REst and am very happy with that. There are so many out there though now. The Trophy Ridge Drop Zone is pretty awesome too. Lots of choices, pretty much personal preference for rests.