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Old 06-29-2006 | 09:44 AM
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i don't think anyone is arguing, just giving info.
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Old 06-29-2006 | 01:11 PM
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I started with a spring steel fork rest on my first bow, and I had arrows pop off the rest at just the wrong time, twice, and not long after that, the first WB was on the market, so I switched to it hoping to avoid the same problem. I liked the orignal WB, except it was hard on my fletchings, and I didn't care for the rear loading only of the rest. Eventually, I got a TR drop zone and I liked it too, never had any real problems with it, but when I sold my last bow, I let the rest go with it, and I bought the new and improved WB and have also switched to the blazer vanes no, and I shoot as good with the new WB as I ever did with the TR drop zone.
What I wonder is how many guys preach that a fall away rest is the only way, BUT yetpreach that mechincal broadheads are the deveils curse because of possible failures with the moving parts??[8D]
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Old 06-29-2006 | 02:54 PM
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Default RE: Drop away or fletching contact rests?

Good point about the mechanical broadheads. A friend of mine swears by mechanicals but will NEVER use a drop away rest...I guess that would be the opposite of what you had said...but similar.
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Old 06-29-2006 | 03:50 PM
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i suspect he'll be back to adropper after he See's what that thing does to the fletching
I highly suspect I won't. A buddy of mine, actually, 2, have the biscuit and use Blazers, as do I. They have no trouble w/ them getting messed up at all. Those blazers are plenty rigid to handle it.

I agree, though, that some of the more flimsy fletchings, such as the Quick Spin and Duravanes, do wrinkle quite easily through the buscuit. I also know that feathers work very well through them, and they don't get messed up either. The WB is just a fantastic hunting rest no matter how you cut it.
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Old 06-29-2006 | 04:23 PM
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Default RE: Drop away or fletching contact rests?

And some pretty good info too Giblet. Never gave that creep/drop thing a thought.
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Old 06-29-2006 | 05:20 PM
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Throw me on the WB pile. I love it and see absolutely no reason to change. I robinhooded a few arrows right after I got it tuned up. I guess I could get more accurate.... I guess. Anyway, that seems plenty good enough. As for vane damage - I shoot both plastic and feathers and have no problems. I did get some wavy vanes with the first WB on my old bow but I slapped it on and fairly quickly started grouping good and thought I had it set. That's one thing I've noticed with the WB - you can get good groups although it may not be tuned properly. The out of tune giveaways for me has been vane damage and I also noticed I would get off flights with some fixed broadheads, mostly larger cutting diameter ones.
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Old 06-29-2006 | 05:55 PM
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Default RE: Drop away or fletching contact rests?

i like using a drop away because i just like the idea that it doesn't make contact with the fletching
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Old 06-29-2006 | 07:01 PM
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Default RE: Drop away or fletching contact rests?

I like the drop aways as well but my brother shoots a bisquit and after tune issues resolved it is a good hunting rest,not for me I won't trade my mze.As for string creep,that makes alot of sense and is something to watch for ,except I think if you have the stop screw set properly on the mze the arm won't drop unless you almost hit the point of let down.

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Old 06-29-2006 | 07:06 PM
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Default RE: Drop away or fletching contact rests?

Neither, I have a Quickrest.
Then again, I'd probably have adrop-away if not for the $$$$.
BUt I never could understand the insistance of "no effect" concerning a WB.
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Old 06-29-2006 | 10:40 PM
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I've been shooting the W/B daily since I got my new bow 3 months ago and LOVE it! I tried the drop away rests when I was looking at new bows and actually had a few arrows fall off. So I tried the W/B and never looked back. I also have zero affect on my fletchings.
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