Drop Away vs Whisker Biscuit
 

I just changed my set up from the old trusty whisker biscuit to the new drop away LD by QAD. I love it so far, and I can tell my groups are tighter and no worries about friction from the biscuit. Anyone else make this switch...and what have your experiences been?

I switched from a drop away to a whisker biscuit few years ago and i shoot tighter groups ever since. I love the biscuit. Its all what you are most comfortable with i guess.

I had a drop away, and I hated it... Got the whisker biscuit and love it.. A couple years ago I went to shoot at a big doe, I didn't notice that my arrow had fallen off the rest in all the excitement, The arrow went almost straight up in the air. Of coarse the deer blew and ran when it heard the arrow going threw the trees above her... Now I don't know if the arrow fell off before or during pulling the string back.. Once in a while when I pulled it back the arrow would jump up. But when its did that I would stop pulling it back and then just re-pull and all was good. But when that buck fever sets in, or doe in this case, you have a tendency to not pay attention to some things.. I went to whisker biscuit and wont ever go back... Just my opinion...

For hunting I wouldn't use anything other than the WB. I've had zero trouble with this rest. When I find something that works I stick with it.

I'll keep my WB until it give s me a reason to change.I'ts simple and works,good groups are no problem. If you have a change of mind you can go back,but you may prefer the drop away from now on. A good one will do a good job if you maintain it. Let us know how it works out after the season.

What can I say? I have only shot drop anyways and love the way they shoot. I am currently shooting the Trophy Ridge Drop Shot and have great groupings as well. Although I am supposed to pick my bow up this evening from getting the string replaced. I can hardly wait to get a few shots out of it so I will be ready for this October's bow hunt.

I learned to shoot using ye olde prong rest and stuck with that for a few years. I then swithced to a WB and see no reason to ever change as far as hunting goes. It's also kind of like going to a tubeless peep, the fewer moving parts you have to rely on the better.

I shoot a WB. At first it didn't group the best So I took a clipper to the whiskers. I thinned out the areas where my arrow vanes would go through to reduce the drag. That really helped my groups. I do alot of walking and stalking so I love not having to worry about the arrow being anywhere but the right spot when it's time to shoot.

I used to shoot a WB for years and 2 years ago switcehd to the Octane Hostage Pro rest. Same advantages as the WB and no flectching contact. I haven't had any problems with brushes wearing out on mine. Still on the first set.

I shot a whisker biscuit on all my old bows which were a little slower but when i bumped up to a faster bow i went with the QAD drop away. It has a containment bar so once the rest is in the up position the arrow can't come out. I personally will never go back. but like anyone else said its completly personal opinion.

I used to use a biscuit but the more I shot, the worse the fletchings looked on my arrow. So I switched to a RipCord Red and love it, not one complaint with it thus far.

you were doing something seriously wrong if you had your arrow jumping off the rest when you drew back, anybody with a smooth steady draw should never have an arrow bounce off, in fact, QAD, RipCord, TR Revolutions and many others are FULL containment and your arrow simply cannot fall out of containment.

I have used 3 different drop aways ( now i use the trophy taker pronghorn, its awesome) and there is no question what so ever, the drop away blows a whisker biscuit out of the water.

the RipCord is an awesome rest, check out the QAD line of rests if you havnt. One advantage, when you let down your draw, the ripcord goes down, when you let down with a QAD it stays locked up. That is awesome to me.

I changed from the whisker biscuit to the qad because of the fetching wear. Wb is great for beginning hunters and archers. I have them on my wife's bow and my son's bow.

I don't feel I was doing anything wrong. I don't know why the arrow would sometimes lift up. I pull back straight with bow in shooting position. I didn't set my bow up, the pro shop did.. Maybe they did something wrong, don't know... Don't have that bow no more.. The bow I have now came with the WB and I have no complaints.. I never had a drop away till that bow.. Always had to old style fixed V.. Never had all this fancy stuff.. lol... Hell, I didn't start shooting with sights till 6 years ago... lol...

I have the QAD drop away and love it. It seems to be a little more forgiving. Once you release the string the arrow is no longer in contact with the bow. So if you move a little after the shot it won't make as big of a difference.

as long as you can shoot straight with what you have it doesnt matter drop aways give you extra fps an WBS give you full capture. thats why i like the QAD drop away its the best of both worlds gives you the fps of a drop away but locks into a full capture rest like the rip cord

I recently just made the same swap myself. The only thing that I have ever shot with is a biscuit but one of my buddies I hunt with talked me into trying out the drop away. So far I am expiriencing the same as you and really enjoying my new rest. Even after having this new rest I still do like the wb but I think its all personal preference. My advice try it out for a while see if you still are satisfied with it after this hunting season and then decide which one fits you the best

Whisker Biscuit = Trash.

It works well enough for guys that don't expect much from their shooting, but you don't see anyone that does much shooting using them long term, and there's a reason for that.

In my personal experience, there is absolutely no advantage to shooting a whisker biscuit over a drop away, BUT there are a LOT of disadvantages...

Besides the fact that WB's cost you speed and tear up your vanes, the biggest concern/disadvantage that I see is the duration of contact between the shooter and the arrow. WB's touch the entire arrow, rather than only the tip like a drop away rest, which means the shooter can screw up his shot at any part of his shot.

The only guys I know that have ever tried a drop-away then went back to a WB did one thing or another wrong, then blamed the rest. Maybe a guy used the wrong type of lubricant and ended up freezing his rest (most don't need lubication), or maybe a guy forgot to lock his rest "up" before drawing and rattled an arrow off of the rest. Frankly, a screw up is a screw up. If you don't seat your arrow properly into a WB, or you don't replace the bristles when it needs it, or you nock your arrow upside down (cockvane passes through stiff bristles), it'll screw you up just as bad. I know a guy that shot an arrow into the ceiling at an indoor range because he just set his arrow into the cut out of a WB, and didn't push it down into the center. Screw ups are on the shooter, not because of any given rest.

Best rest (for the money) out there right now is the QAD Ultra Rest. Full containment until release, even if you let it down, then it gets the heck out of the way and lets the arrow do its thing.

Ive used a whisker bisquit. I was always scared of the way a drop rest works. Too many moving parts and too much could go wrong. Then I tried a drop rest, and it all changed. I love my drop rest, and dont see myself goin back.

I use the NAP Apache drop away and I love it. Its so quiet and smooth

I was setting up my new Mission "Craze" Compound Bow and was torn between getting the WB or a drop-away rest,after talking with several Bow Hunters about the advantages and disadvantages of each type arrow rest I opted for the Rip Cord Code Red Drop-Away Rest.it has the bar above the rest to keep the arrow secure and it helps me shot better/tighter groups!

ive shot both, made the change to a QAD last year, I like the WB but love the QAD, but, with that being said, I do really like the theory behind the trophy ridge revolution rest, full containment with zero affect!!!