Bryan,

I tried all those rests because I had just gotten a new bow and wanted to try "the lastest and greatest" after having shot a Star Hunter and SuperStar for about 10 years. I happened to be employed in the archery dept. at a Gnader Mt. store and had access to a lot of drop away rests so I put them on to see what I might like.

Well, frankly I could care less for any that have a cord tied to the down cable. I think it's a real Mickey Mouse affair for the money. The timing can change pretty drastically on them unless good aftermarket (low.no creep) strings and cables are used.

Couple that to the fact that I shoot Martin bows with the X System and just don't need another cord possibly throwing off the cam timing and I settled on a Trapdoor, which is on it's 3rd bow to date---my hunting bow.

The only other one I tried and liked was the GKF Infiniti which I attached the cord to a cable slide I robbed from the Vital Bow Gear dropper. Since then I've sold that bow so the rest is in the drawer awaiting another candidate to get attached to.

For my target and 3D bows I use a simple no nonsense Trophy Taker Spring Steel. It, like the Star Hunter in that I set it, tune it and lock it. No muss, no fuss. In fact, I just changed the prongs on the SuperStar to a blade like the TT and that's on my new Pantera (3D).

I've never, in over 30 years of shooting had a fletching clearnace issue that I couldn't resolve so why add something with moving parts that I don't need.

Containment rests such as the Whisker Bisquit are pretty simple too, but can have issues. The biggest being that because the arrow is surrounded by the rest a shooter must concentrate more on a good follow through, aiming until the arrow is completely gone. If the bow moves prior to the arrow leaving the bow the arrow will go that way, too.. And goodness knows, we don't always make perfect shots every time, especially in hunting situations.

Not that any are more accurate than another, but some have properties that lend themslves to not emphasizing my mistakes.

So now that I've rambled on, the answer to your question is that, yes, I like to play around and draw my own conclusion about things.