Question about rests
#11
Joined: Oct 2005
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From: Nova Scotia Canada
all are good if thats what your used to .
myself I switched to a drop away just because no contact is better no matter how you look at it .
The mse for instance also contains your arrow ,one more thing you don't have to concentrate on
myself I switched to a drop away just because no contact is better no matter how you look at it .
The mse for instance also contains your arrow ,one more thing you don't have to concentrate on
#12
Guys tend to think the only way to keep your arrow from falling off is to use a whisker biscuit. That's not true. There are full containment drop away rests out there that work great (QAD is a good one). I use a NAP Quick Tune 2000 with a little rubber arrow holder ($5). I can turn my bow upside down and shake it and my arrow won't fall off. When I draw, it's silent and my drop away works as usual. I get full containment plus no fletching contact.
#13
I had a bisquit on for about one year, and after having to re-fletch my arrows on a monthly basis, I got rid of it, and now I have a drop-away and absolutely love it! With a bisquit, you are always going to have vane contact when shooting. With a drop-away, your vanes don't touch anything resulting in longer vane life! Go with the drop-away, you wont regret it.
#14
I used to not trust drop-aways but now love them.
This is my current and best restI have ever owned so far.
The HTM Multiple Positioning drop-away.
It's built like a tank and looks like one too.
Sag.


This is my current and best restI have ever owned so far.
The HTM Multiple Positioning drop-away.
It's built like a tank and looks like one too.

Sag.


#16
Nontypical Buck
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: Eastern PA USA
I have pretty much switched from prong rests to either the Biscuit or drop aways. While it is not really that much of an issue, I get tired of re-covering the prongs with some type of silencing material, which wears out quickly. I know some guys don't use anything on the prongs, and have tried a few rests that were quiet without it, mainly the HHA Techniglide type. That type of rest also holds the arrow pretty well, but for some reason I didn't get the best accuracy out of the rest. Never figured out why, but it wasn't fletch contact.
I have tried the Whisker Biscuit on several bows. I didn't care much for it in the beginning. When I started using an aluminum biscuit with carbon arrows, I started shooting much better. I notice very little difference in accuracy between the biscuit and my drop away. I guess the follow through is a bit more demanding with the biscuit, but the difference in not overly noticeable, and I've yet to see a rest that would allow you get away with a sloppy follow through. I have arrows fletched with Vanetec vanes that I know have been shot through the biscuit a minimum of 500 times, probably closer to 1000. The vanes have slight darkened areas, but otherwise are like new. I have some arrows with feathers on them that have similar # of shots, and the feathers are in good shape too. Not sure why so many are ruining fletching. I also fletch with helical vanes or feathers with no problems at all. Still, I would have to say that I prefer the drop away rest by a little bit. I think it is a little less particular about how perfect my grip happens to be, and maybe the follow through is not quite as critical. As I said, it doesn't seem to be an earth-shattering difference, but I do like the drop away a little, especially for 3D or target practice. More to go wrong when hunting? Yes, again there is a little more risk, but you also have a more wide open choice of arrows, where with the biscuit, I find myself avoiding arrows with a rough finish, like the Carbon Tech Cheetahs that I really like. Nothing wrong with a good shoot through rest, but the Biscuit and drop aways do have some advantages.
I have tried the Whisker Biscuit on several bows. I didn't care much for it in the beginning. When I started using an aluminum biscuit with carbon arrows, I started shooting much better. I notice very little difference in accuracy between the biscuit and my drop away. I guess the follow through is a bit more demanding with the biscuit, but the difference in not overly noticeable, and I've yet to see a rest that would allow you get away with a sloppy follow through. I have arrows fletched with Vanetec vanes that I know have been shot through the biscuit a minimum of 500 times, probably closer to 1000. The vanes have slight darkened areas, but otherwise are like new. I have some arrows with feathers on them that have similar # of shots, and the feathers are in good shape too. Not sure why so many are ruining fletching. I also fletch with helical vanes or feathers with no problems at all. Still, I would have to say that I prefer the drop away rest by a little bit. I think it is a little less particular about how perfect my grip happens to be, and maybe the follow through is not quite as critical. As I said, it doesn't seem to be an earth-shattering difference, but I do like the drop away a little, especially for 3D or target practice. More to go wrong when hunting? Yes, again there is a little more risk, but you also have a more wide open choice of arrows, where with the biscuit, I find myself avoiding arrows with a rough finish, like the Carbon Tech Cheetahs that I really like. Nothing wrong with a good shoot through rest, but the Biscuit and drop aways do have some advantages.
#17
Banned
Joined: Apr 2006
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From: IOWA/25' UP
Drop aways are the most accurate because your arrow is leaving the bow in the purest form without your fletchings coming in contact. Drop aways are the best IMO. I shoot a Trophy taker.
#18
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: Blissfield MI USA
I have shot quite a few different rests and none are really more accurate than the other if set up correctly. Drop a ways are not more forgiving than a good prong rest, or better yet a blade rest. They do help if you have fletching contact issues though. In my opinion that is their only benifit. Some drop a ways because of the way they function actually work as a slight overdraw rest, which is not more forgiving at all. And almost every drop a way I have used required a slightly higher nock setting in order to get the same tune I had with a prong rest.
I currently use a drop a way but am considering going back to a prong rest or a blade type rest. Nothing really wrong with it, just some minor issues I am having with it that bug me more than effect function.
Some of the best groups I have ever shot were with a 20 dollar prong rest, cheap 3 pin sights and the release hooked right to the string. Sometimes simple is better.
Paul
I currently use a drop a way but am considering going back to a prong rest or a blade type rest. Nothing really wrong with it, just some minor issues I am having with it that bug me more than effect function.
Some of the best groups I have ever shot were with a 20 dollar prong rest, cheap 3 pin sights and the release hooked right to the string. Sometimes simple is better.
Paul




