It is all about guidance and dropaways fall too early to give you the most FORGIVINGshot.The spring steel rest are considered the best for the target venues becasue they are VERY forgiving and provide excellent guidance.

They are also very soft while doing this not interfeering too much with the naturallmovement of the arrow shaft and will even allow for contact without major effects to the shot.

This is getting down the finest of details and you will see MANY fallaways of many styles on a 3-d course but when you look at what is on the pros bows,most are using spring steel rest.


Another major factor and probably the most important to a serious competetive shooter,they are SIMPLE and little room for failure.