Well I scraped the TT and the quicktune dropaways – they did/would not work well with the 03 solo Pat. I could get the TT to shoot well but it was such a precise combo of nock height and drop timing that it became a bear to tune – so good bye

So like the idiot I am I went out and bought another drop-away…….LOL.

The Trophy Matrix Drop Zone.

First off I don’t get to excited about any product – I just ask that they do the job right. Heck I have a 15 year old – 15 dollar prong rest that does the same darn thing as these new 100 dollar rest. I don’t believe in magic and don’t ever expect to be able to buy it.

It’s a nice looking rest (like that will put deer on the ground) with the standard non-micro adjustment bolts for windage and elevation. Solid and usable.

Standard pain in the arse cord attachment to down cable. Seems solidly attached to rest (its inside so you cant see it) no real worries there.

Mounted nice and snug to riser shelf (limited overdraw). Arm has good movement of travel and does a good job cradling the arrow. No better no worse than the TT or the QT. To be honest, I shot a regular pronged rest for so many years and never ever worried about the arrow falling off. For a tree stand hunter it is IMO a mute point. IMO the real reason for all this cradle craze is the fact that fallaways have more of a tendency to jerk an arrow off when drawing – so the mere nature of the beast creates a need for a better arrow capture simply to solve a problem that never really existed before. Whatever…….If your arrow falls of any of these rests you got greater problems.[:-]

The Most important aspect of this rest for my setup is that there is NO fletching contact. This rest is much less sensitive with respects to when it raises the arrow. It seems to not only drop faster (the straight down part may also help) but just works better than the other dropaways with my setup.

My only complaint so far is that when at the full up position the arm does have a little play in it – you can with pressure push the arm down. I have not had any flyers because of this. The rest is shooting great and accuracy is right there with my 15 dollar prong. When switching from 75 to 100 grn heads though I have been noticing a lower than normal impact. Very consistent with the same grain head but I think the heavier head is lowering the arm a little more than the lighter one. I don’t like this and I will look into the problem further.

Its hard to blanket statement a recommendation for any rest (as I have learned) because each setup is different. Overall I think this rest is a very fast dropping, good design that “should” work very well with most bows. It positions the pull up cord further from the arrow than the TT and there is no tab and knot to worry about.

I just may hunt with this one

Rack....it' s a nice rest, i just recently installed the drop zone on a bow and of all the drop aways i' ve tried (A LOT) it worked the best for me. I use to shoot a drop away years ago (Barner ST) but never could get use to having to cock it everytime i was ready to shoot. I have a Golden Premier Prong rest that i' ve had every since i took the Barner off. I' ve tried a lot of drop aways but it seems i always end up with the Golden Premier on my bow come hunting season. The drop aways are a nice concept in that there is no fletching contact if properly set up but i just can' t seem to get away from my trusty old Golden Premier Prong rest. I' ve been getting rid of all my fall aways and only have one left and i' m suppose to help a friend set it up on his bow today so then i' ll have none. It' s always fun to try new stuff but costly especially when what i' ve used for so many years still works flawlessly. If i were going to use a fall away it would definately be the drop zone but for now i think i' ll stick with the Golden Premier.....that is until something new comes out to try!

Rack,I had a TR Drop-Zone on my 03 SC Patriot,never would tune exactly right,launching arm needed extra shrink tubing to be quiet,and I hated the way the set screw dug into the riser.Also,keep an eye on the adjustment screws underneath,they have nasty habit of working loose.Don' t get me wroung,it' s not a bad rest,and it' s made fairly well.I just expect a lot more out of a rest for $110.00

trestand - All opinoins are welcome - you don' t have to agree with me

As far as the silence of the rest - I have never had nor seen a rest made that could' t be made quieter - they all need some work (maybe WB is excluded). With that said I think the DZ has one of the quietest stock arms I have seen. I may just leave it the way it is.

Did you have the rest set far back from the riser (more overdraw). Because with it snug to the riser my set screw is hanging in the riser hole. I don' t think I need it though - just snuged down on the main bolt. All those set screws gouge out the riser anyway.

I will keep an eye on the screws backing out though - thanks.

What rest worked better for you?

So Rack, are you saying that the addiational weight (25 grains) is pushing the arm down a bit further then light arrow? I wonder what the rest would do with a real heavy arrow maybe around 700 grains...

I am going to really look into it tonight I am not 100% sure of what is happening but I " suspect it is the play in the arm. It only has a " little" bit of play - so an even heavier arrow may not make a diff. as it can only go down so far.

It may just need a nut tightened - I have not taken it apart.

I should e-mail TR.

Right... Next thing you know you' ll be wanting to read instructions... Blasphemy, I tell ya...

Rack, I have been using the dropzone since March ' 03 and have had no problems with the rest itself or with tuning. I to noticed while installing the rest that the launcher arm has some play in it when all the way up. I have only shot 100 grain fp and bh out of it so I can not comment on any changes with a heavier head. One thing I did different when installing the cord is I tied the cord into my cable slide instead of into the down cable. I have always shot a golden premier but choose to go with a radical helical on my ACC' s 360 so I choose the dropzone to help eliminate any fletching contact. The rest may fall apart tomorrow but as of now it has been a pleasure to shoot and it is really quite.

Rack,Well I sold the Patriot and got a LX,which has my favorite drop-away on it.....MZE.The Patriot did' nt have enough cable slide movement for a MZE,so thats why I tried the D-Z.

go with a MZE its by the best out there