fall-away or whisker biscuit?
 

Hey just seein all of your opinions on either having a whisker biscuit or a fall-away. I'm not sure which to get for my new bow, i have always used a biscuit and am tempted to try a fall away. What do you think?

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I personally would go with a fall away. there is zero contact with the feathers. Also if you get a rest like the QAD ultra rest you can have full containment of your arrow .
the best of both rests in one. I switched to a fall away years ago and have never looked back or regretted it

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It really depends on what your looking for. Simple reliable dependability or the ultimate in tuning and accuracy. I have used both and still do. This year for my primary hunting rig I will be shooting a drop away, probably the quad ultra rest. I am still in the beginng stages of testing it, but it does look promising. My backup bow will keep it's WB.

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When I went from a two prong shoot through to a WB around 2002-03.... I thought it was the greatest thing since the box that you can open up and put ice directly onto your beer in. Three years ago I tried a drop away, and now they are about all I recommend and all I use.

Nothing wrong with the WB though... great rest still.... but I do favor drop aways.... less contact is mo' better in my experience.

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I have shot a Trophy Taker fall away for a few years now and have no regrets.

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I switched from a WB to a Limb Driver drop away rest made by vapor trail, and this is the best rest I have ever owned.

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I've also been considering switching to a fall-away, and I'd like to know if anyone that currently usesor has ever used one hadit fail while shooting, be in your backyard target shooting or 20 ft. up in a tree with the biggest buck you've ever seen behind your pin. Please, facts only. Don't want to know about your postmans' half brothers' uncles' experiences.
Thanks...

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Well I just went through the transition that you are going through. First, let me say that both types of rests are great. I just bought a QAD Ultra Hunter last week and installed it very easily and had it tuned within minutes. They are very inexpensive also. On the other hand, WB's are a very reliable rest. You don't have to worry much about them. What can go wrong with it. Sure in time they wear on your fletching and the brushes wear out, but they are a very consistent rest. I like both, you can't go wrong.

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I have never had a malfunction, My father and the entire Yellville posse shoots the same unit and they have had no issues.

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Everybody always says that there is no contact with a fall away. I have a trophy taker. I am constantly ripping the mole skin off of mine while shooting, so I must be hitting it..right? My father has the same problem. Any suggestions. It doesn't mess up my shooting, but I hate having to worry about it in a tree because withought the mole skin it is very loud. Thanks!

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You are shooting with the cock feather up right? I shoot 4" feathers and vains and have never had any contact with mine.

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Fall away the Muzzy Zero effect

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Is this a joke? ughhhhh........fall-away!

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sounds like a tuning issue or timeing that it hits the mole skin . I noticed i was touching once then i paper tuned it and made the adjustments and the problem went away. Also i have nver had a fall away fail or malfunction. very reliable. There is not much to go wrong . Very simple design

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Iwould think you need to adjustyour rest. Though mine is afall away, I must shoot cock vane . . . but it works. ZERO contact is always best since everything that touches an arrow that has been released will generate drag.

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I've been shooting a Trophy Taker for 5 years now and have never had a problem with it.

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The Limb Driver dropaway is my personal choice!!:D

For a full containment I prefer the Hostage rest. All the advantages without all the fletching contact. The new Hostage Pro will be very nice, full adjustability, & allmachined aluminum.

Dan

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I prefer a fall away over the biscuit. I shoot the Ripcord but I also know there are many good fall aways on the market today. The biscuit is a good rest too but I like a dropaway better.

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Use the Ripcord or the QAD rest and you won't have to worry about the arrow falling off the rest. I use the Ripcord on my bow with no problems.

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I went from the Wisker Biscuit to the Limb Driver. I absolutely love the Limb Driver. Very easy to tune. Didn't throw away the Biscuit though. Gonna get a new stalking bow soon and gonna put it on there. As for JT, I'm am by no means an expert on the subject but one way to tell if you are getting contact if you haven't paper tuned is to put a little powder on you vanes. If it hits the rest you will know by the little puff when it hits it.

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I have never had any problems with my Limb Driver.

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WB for me all the way....I like to keep it simple....I did a doe at 53 yards with a range finder this year...I see no variation and low maintenance with the WB...I don't shoot upside down...but the WB lets you....

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I have used the WB for years and loved it. I like the security it gives you. I just recently tried the QAD Hunter rest, and fell in love all over again. My groups instantly tightened compared to shooting the WB (not that my groups were bad with it). I like that it gives you the security of the WB without fletching contact. I would give the QAD Hunter a try. It is cheap ($50). The QAD is on my primary bow, but I still use the WB on my backup.

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The Hostage Pro works pretty well. But if you didn't want that then I would have to go with the fall away.

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Neither get a Hostage Pro!

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Hostage....by Diamond