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.
After I got my Patriot we called Bowtech several times to protest the speed we were getting compared to what we thought we should get.
On one of those calls, I am almost certain the tech said to me, the company tests were made with a fall-away rest.
Now on the credence of those test results, rides a lot of money, one could visualize they would be using what they thought would give them the best results possible ???
And that, those results would sell the most bows ????
And I would not be surprised if speed was not one of the main components they were after ??