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Old 09-27-2004, 12:12 PM
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Default Drop away rests in general

OK I'm working on my accessory list for a new x-tec.

My question is what is the advantages of a drop away rest? I currently shoot an older Hoyt with a standard gold key rest.
What would be better about a drop away? I am accurate with what I have and it's a no brainer to keep tuned. I would like my next bow to be the best of everything (for my tastes). So besides being the latest gadget what does it improve? I would expect arrow speed to be about the same. Yes you gain some speed on a dropaway from no friction but you would also loose some speed based on something driving the rest to fall. So is it safe to call speed a wash? Then whats the gain accuracy? If i hit what I'm aiming at it can't get better.

I'm not putting any rest down i just want to hear the pro's and con's. If your going to say, I shoot a blah blah and it's the greatest, tell me why it's better than anything else.
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