Bow Rest, Sight, Arrows for Hunting?
12-11-2009, 07:18 AM
#11
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: S.Illinois
Posts: 333
12-11-2009, 10:32 AM
#12
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Fulton county IL USA
Posts: 4,271
12-12-2009, 07:34 AM
#13
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Central Pennsylvania
Posts: 2,313
You'll like the Qad pro rest hd. Its a full containment system meaning you don't have to worry about the arrow falling off, and then when you shoot its out of the way. Look into the viper lineup of sights, quality product there, and I don't know a lot about arrows just ask someone at your local proshop, and I'd go with blazer vanes but that's just me. Take it into consideration but I highly reccommend the qad rest.
Ryan.
Ryan.
12-13-2009, 04:28 AM
#14
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Texas
Posts: 2,695
12-13-2009, 02:33 PM
#16
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 143
was at the local shop yesterday and discovered some interesting things about todays gear vs the new modern bows. i was told that some "drop away "rests are not good for some of the new speed bows like the monster and bowtech destoryer and hoyt speed bows that shoot over 330fps due to the inability for the rest to "drop" fast enough to keep up with the arrow. in all reality it made sense to me.. and i witnessed first hand. used the trophy ridge on a demo monster sprayed the arrows with a powered and shot.. and low and behold.. the best was indeed not dropping fast enough and there was a clear mark on the sight that the back end of vthe shaft and fletching were hitting before the rest would fall completely. and as for 5 year old carbon arrows.. i would set those aside and buy new. the longevity of carbon arrows can be argued.. but i found after 2 seasons they would crack or show major signs of wear.. just some food for thought for you when looking at rests and arrows.. the only rest we found at the shop able to keep up with the destroyer and monster was the down force from mathews and the trophy taker. prolly some others out there that can, but they recommened a prong style rest.
12-13-2009, 02:58 PM
#17
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Warsaw,MO
Posts: 2,046
was at the local shop yesterday and discovered some interesting things about todays gear vs the new modern bows. i was told that some "drop away "rests are not good for some of the new speed bows like the monster and bowtech destoryer and hoyt speed bows that shoot over 330fps due to the inability for the rest to "drop" fast enough to keep up with the arrow. in all reality it made sense to me.. and i witnessed first hand. used the trophy ridge on a demo monster sprayed the arrows with a powered and shot.. and low and behold.. the best was indeed not dropping fast enough and there was a clear mark on the sight that the back end of vthe shaft and fletching were hitting before the rest would fall completely. and as for 5 year old carbon arrows.. i would set those aside and buy new. the longevity of carbon arrows can be argued.. but i found after 2 seasons they would crack or show major signs of wear.. just some food for thought for you when looking at rests and arrows.. the only rest we found at the shop able to keep up with the destroyer and monster was the down force from mathews and the trophy taker. prolly some others out there that can, but they recommened a prong style rest.
12-14-2009, 01:30 PM
#18
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Posts: 136
Is Limb Driver practical for hunting though with the long extra cable? I like the idea behind limb driver, but I want the best hunting rest I can find I guess. Does the new rubber holder on the rest hold the arrow securly in place or just prevent side-to-side movement until you draw? Finally I am not worried about getting hung up as I am damaging the limb driver cable while and not being able to shoot.
I see the Ripcord is launching its 2010 rests in 2 days and it has a lock-down mechanism similar to the Qad pro.
I see the Ripcord is launching its 2010 rests in 2 days and it has a lock-down mechanism similar to the Qad pro.
