I use a trap door. Every archery buddy i have(13) shots a trap door. Not a single prolem with them. No cables to stretch nothing just inertia. Easy to set up and there is no noise when it drops. Customer service is awesome. If it breaks for any reason they replace it free of charge. My buddy triped and fell during hunting season. He his the rest on a rock and bent the metal housing in on the side of the workings and it didn't work right. He called mountana black gold to buy another rest. They ask him if his broke and he told them yes but it was his fault and no fault of the rest. They sent him a new arrow rest overnight with a prepaid postage box to send the old one back. That is awesome and they have a customer for life. I would highly recommend a trap door rest.