I would like to get a new rest for "target" season. I use the rip-cord rest for hunting but would rather have a, for lack of a better term, "more consistant" rest for target season.

Any suggestions?

Why is it that target and 3-d guys don't like dropaway rests? Very few of them use dropaways.

What is it that makes them ill-suited for target shooting? In theory it seem like nothing could be better than a dropaway rest for accuracy and forgiveness.

This is my target ignorance speaking...

I see a lot to 3d guys with fall aways. There good for hunting, so why not 3d?

If they're good for 3d, why not indoor spots?

I'm not being a smart Azz, I seriously don't know.

They probably are good for spots. If it will increase your accuracy, then why not?

Rick James knows the answer. I read his post on this topic once but I really don't remember his reasoning why a dropaway is not the best choice for serious target shooting.

Hmmm.... This is kinda interesting. I would kinda like to hear what Rick James has to say about this. Where's he at when you need him

It is all about guidance and dropaways fall too early to give you the most FORGIVINGshot.The spring steel rest are considered the best for the target venues becasue they are VERY forgiving and provide excellent guidance.

They are also very soft while doing this not interfeering too much with the naturallmovement of the arrow shaft and will even allow for contact without major effects to the shot.

This is getting down the finest of details and you will see MANY fallaways of many styles on a 3-d course but when you look at what is on the pros bows,most are using spring steel rest.


Another major factor and probably the most important to a serious competetive shooter,they are SIMPLE and little room for failure.

In my opinion, any thing that has as many moving parts as a drop away is not going to be as forgiving. Also, I would like to find a rest for target season that does not rely on a rope attached to the cables. If that fails during a match, I'm out of competition.

I will use my drop-away for hunting for it's convience and arrow containment.

Too many things to go wrong with a drop away in my opinion. Creep 1/8" of an inch on the shot before it breaks which happens a LOT when you have bad footing, etc........and now your rest is moving. If you don't setup a cable driven drop away so that it's hitting the full up position in the last 1/2" of draw then it's wrenching on the cables changing cam timing. Too many variables for me, and a spring steel type of rest doesn't have any of these issues, it just works.