During the 40 years that I have hunted with a bow, other than when first learning to properly draw with fingers on my recurve, or a rare happenstance when shooting a compound, I have never had problems with my arrow falling off the rest regardless of shooting conditions. In fact, many of the shooters that I have been around and hunted with over the many years have never expressed having a continual problem with their arrow falling off the rest.

Unless it is just a misperception and not a reality, arrows falling of rests seems to be a prevalent problem with many shooters these days. Anyone not have this problem have an opinion why the problem is (seemingly) common nowadays? Is it caused by bow design, certain gear e.g., mechanical release, string loop, small diameter arrow on prong rests, etc? I use a mechanical release and string loop on my compounds and do not have the problem of my arrow falling off the rest.

Is the problem form caused, improper drawing to anchor, rough handling of the bow when setting up for the shot? What?

Curious!