Drop Away rest question
09-09-2004 | 01:57 PM
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From: Blissfield MI USA
RE: Drop Away rest question
I prefere drop a ways, I have tried more than a few, and have two on bows at the moment. They don't however let me shoot any better than I did before. I shoot just as well with a 15 dollar TM hunter if it is set up correctly.
I didn't say prong rest acted like a drop a way and you would get good fletch clearance out of them. Just that if they are set up right the shaft of the arrow does not ride on the prongs all the way out of the bow. If set up wrong it will, or drop than slam back up and make contact to the back of the arrow throwing it nock high as it exits the bow.
And you actually don't want the rest to have the least amount of contact with the arrow as you can. Sometimes people have trouble with drop a ways because they have them set up to drop to fast and they don't stay up long enough to help guide the arrow. They should drop before the fletching gets there, but not right at the release.
And I don't believe you can effect the flight of the arrow once your release has been triggered. The arrow leaves the bow so fast there is no time for you to react and mess the shot up. It hits the target before you can blink an eye. Most are messing the shot up before they release the arrow by anticipating the shot and grabbing the bow or something. And think it is happening during the shot. When in reality it is happening right before the shot. That's why practicing proper follow thruough helps. It trains your mind to not change anything until well after the shot, keeping you from doing it before the shot.
These are just my opinions as well and things I have found to be true with myself and friends I shoot with. I am in no way and expert on the subject or anything.
I only say these things because some buy a drop a way thinking they will suddenly become a better shot, it doesn't work that way. If it does it's because your other rest was set up wrong, or it's in your head. Some shoot better just getting a new gizmo because it makes you more interested in what you are doing. I shoot better with my new bow than I was my old one at the time. Is it a better bow, not really, I'm just more excited about it is all.
Paul
I didn't say prong rest acted like a drop a way and you would get good fletch clearance out of them. Just that if they are set up right the shaft of the arrow does not ride on the prongs all the way out of the bow. If set up wrong it will, or drop than slam back up and make contact to the back of the arrow throwing it nock high as it exits the bow.
And you actually don't want the rest to have the least amount of contact with the arrow as you can. Sometimes people have trouble with drop a ways because they have them set up to drop to fast and they don't stay up long enough to help guide the arrow. They should drop before the fletching gets there, but not right at the release.
And I don't believe you can effect the flight of the arrow once your release has been triggered. The arrow leaves the bow so fast there is no time for you to react and mess the shot up. It hits the target before you can blink an eye. Most are messing the shot up before they release the arrow by anticipating the shot and grabbing the bow or something. And think it is happening during the shot. When in reality it is happening right before the shot. That's why practicing proper follow thruough helps. It trains your mind to not change anything until well after the shot, keeping you from doing it before the shot.
These are just my opinions as well and things I have found to be true with myself and friends I shoot with. I am in no way and expert on the subject or anything.
I only say these things because some buy a drop a way thinking they will suddenly become a better shot, it doesn't work that way. If it does it's because your other rest was set up wrong, or it's in your head. Some shoot better just getting a new gizmo because it makes you more interested in what you are doing. I shoot better with my new bow than I was my old one at the time. Is it a better bow, not really, I'm just more excited about it is all.
Paul
