Paul L Mohr

They help with fletch contact and look cool, that's about it pretty much. And notice I said help, not eliminate fletch contact. One of the biggest gripes you will hear about drop aways is fletching contact issues with an improperly set up rest. Don't use one and just assume you don't have any contact bacause you have a drop a away, check any way.

All the stuff about they make you shoot better or they help or eliminate torque problems is a myth. They don't let you shoot any better than any other rest that is set up correctly. Actually if you have a prong rest that is set up right the prongs will be forced down and stay there until the arrow is gone. You just have to have the proper nocking point and the right rest tension. If anything some of the drop a ways will magnify torque problems because they have some amount of overdraw to them.

Torque does not cause you to shoot bad, everyone torques a bow at full draw. Inconsistant torque is what causes problems. This has more to do with your form and shot sequence than it does your rest. However having your rest farther to the rear of your bow than normal will magnify the problem do to leverage. Torque effects the arrow before the shot, not during and after. Where ever your arrow is pointed before you release the arrow, is the direction the arrow is going. It does not matter what type of rest you use. Torque changes the direction your arrow is pointing in relationship to where your sights are aimed. Torque your bow a different amount each time you shoot and your arrow will be pointed in a different direction, even if your sight pin is right on the spot.

Paul