Drop away rests
 

Im thinking of going to a drop away rest. would like to hear of some op the problems and drawbacks other archers have had with these so i can make an educated decision. Thanks

-well, the band snapped and hit my neighbor in the eye, causing it to tear the lens on his eyeball, a $645 trip to the doctor ( he pays more cause he has insurance lol ) and 2 days later he was ok ..now he has his old one back on there.

-if your bow isnt real fast, then it can be annoying..faster your bow the better they work

- my buddy swears by it, says its the best thing since sliced bread.

band? you using a home rigged or something? mine has a cable that attaches to the down cable on the bow, if that's not served in or tied on correctly could cause it to not release correctly, it also has an enclosed chamber with a spring that may eventually fail and need to be replaced. So far the only problem I have had is not tightening it all the way and having the rest shift to the left. Also, it works best to put the rest up before you draw, or else you have to hold the arrow to keep it from coming off while pulling and possibly hurting someone.

yeah, it was a rubber strap, or rubber band that went to the string. when he drew it, it would lift the rest

by the way, I recommend a QAD rest, they work very well and are only about $60

Ouch, yeah, the better ones have what is basically just a 6 inch piece of cable attaching it. Used mine on and off for 2 years on my P.O.S. bow, and put it on my nova when i bought it last month.

Do the drop aways
stay up when you let the bow down manually

they work together, when the bow draws, it goes up; upon release the rest goes down...fast or slo

The QAD Ultra Rest is what I have. You can **** it up manually ahead of time or let it come up automatically when you draw. It will stay up until the bow is fired or you manually lower the rest. It stays ****ed in the up position during let down. It is a 100% capture dropaway rest.

I have a Ripcord and a NAP Apache. Actually 2 Apaches. I like them better than the Ripcord. They are fast, silent and rock solid. And they have toolless adjustment.

Was looking into the QAD rest, seems like a good rest there were a few complaints in the reviews at cabalas about not working well in the cold, anyone have any trouble using the QAD in the cold?

I have a Trophy Ridge Drop Zone, it works great.

I use my QAD in PA. Last time I shot was Sunday morning, about 9 degrees Fahrenheit, no problem with the rest, biggest worry in cold like that is shivering and screwing up your shot.

cool thanks

I shot a WB for years... switched to the NAP Apache drop away this past year... Love it. No problems yet... have never shot better

I have never had a problem with my QAD HD. Easy to set up, easy to tune, functions correctly all the time no matter the weather.

i have a montana black gold trap door. stays up until the shot. works on inertia of the bow has always been 100%. if i would get a new bow i would use the same rest again, love it.

I love drop aways. I have a QAD LD on my Iceman and a NAP Quiktune on my backup bow. Once you get the timing right on them they work fine.

I dont like them, used the Ripcord and went back to a Hostage. I like simple and reliable. last thing I need in the woods is a rest acting up on me.

If its a fast bow vaportrail limb driver.