Very interested to hear any comments about this:

Below is a compelling argument against drop away rests I received from an experienced expert I questioned about whether drop away rests are superior to conventional rests. I think it's very informative and like any opinion open for debate.....

"In my personal opinion, I would say no. In fact, I believe that drop-away rests are generally easier to market and sell than they are to setup and actually shoot. While a few drop-away designs seem to perform well, we usually find them to be more problematic for tuning and I think they're less reliable regarding accuracy. Again, this is my opinion. I'm sure others would argue to the death the opposite way. But the guys that work in our pro-shop always seem to blurp-out a little disapproving grunt when they begin a bow system that includes a drop-away rest. They've done this enough to know the drop-aways are always more of a pain in the neck and the bows never tune-out as well. So I guess in theory, the drop-aways should be far superior, but in practice they're something quite different.

I believe that the arrow NEEDS some support from the rest as it gains velocity and establishes it's trajectory. Jerking that support away too early adds instability to the flight. For a little perspective, think of it this way. You ever play pool? You know, billiards? Imagine this. Your left hand supporting the tip of the pool-cue is like your arrow rest, and your right hand back on the end of the stick provides the forward power - like the bow's string does for the arrow. With me? Your left hand holds and stabilizes the movement of the pool-cue throughout your powerstroke, right? Now imagine that just as you pull the pool-cue back and then begin your forward stroke....you suddenly release your grip in your left hand. Would the pool-cue continue on in the intended path? Would it be as stable? Would your shot be as accurate? I say no.

In my opinion, you'll be much more successful with a good quality prong-style rest (Golden Key Premier, NAP Quiktune 3000, Rover Hunter, etc.). And any reliable archery shop should be able to setup a standard prong-style rest so that fletching contact isn't an issue. So in practice......outside of the added 1-3 fps the drop-aways will give you in arrow velocity (due to less friction).....there's really no benefit to using them. I think they're more a neat doo-dad than anything else. For most applications, you'll do better sticking with the convention of the prong rest."