A drop away rest is nothing more than a conventional rest with the spring reversed. The stand failure no more than a conventional rest. Drop aways have done wonders for me. I like the fact that I can use a big helical on my arrows and get complete clearence, which is something that can be a bit difficult to do with a conventional fixed position rest.

I've tried a ton of drop aways and none have ever failed me. There was just something about some of them I didn't like.

For a pure hunting drop away, you can not go wrong with an MZE. IMO its the best there is. I am shooting a Trophy Taker right now and the more I use it, the more I like it. Simple, solid and very accurate.