I'm getting back into bow hunting after about a 20 year layoff. A friend of mine gave me his old (8 years) Bow Tech bow. He told me to change the rest from the one that is on, a 3 brush rest, to a drop away. What is the advantage to this change? What brands do you prefer?
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muley505
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The advantage of a drop-away rest is that is creates very little contact with the arrow, which makes it more accurate than the brush-type (whisker biscuit, octane hostage, etc.) rest, and it's less likely to be hindered by bad shooting form because of its minimized contact with the arrow. Having said that, I used a whisker biscuit rest for a number of years because I liked that it fully contained the arrow, and I didn't have to worry about it falling off and such, but my accuracy improved quite a bit when I switched to a drop-away rest.
I use the Ripcord Code Red rest, and I've been very satisfied with it. It is a full-containment rest, and you'd have to be pretty careless to have an arrow fall out of it. I have it mounted on a Bowtech Experience, and it is very accurate out to 80 yards with fixed-blade broadheads. If I were getting a drop-away today, it would be the Ripcord Ace because the Code Red version that I have lowers when you let down, but the Ace does not. It doesn't happen very often in a hunting situation where you have to let down, but I think there is a definite advantage to being able to let down without worrying that your arrow is going to fall off and make a racket. I've heard good things about the QAD rest as well, but I kind of like the fact that I can reset the Ripcord rest with the thumb of my bow hand rather than having to reach around with my release hand to reset the rest (like is the case with the QAD rest). I think it makes the process a little faster and creates a smaller amount of movement if you do get a second shot.
I don't know what type of rest you've got on your bow now, but I'd probably shoot it some and see if it gives you decent accuracy at your desired distances before you go and switch to something else, but I think you will find that you get a fair amount more accuracy from a drop-away.
Good luck, and enjoy. Archery is a blast. I don't know that there's any more gratifying way to fill your freezer.
I use the Ripcord Code Red rest, and I've been very satisfied with it. It is a full-containment rest, and you'd have to be pretty careless to have an arrow fall out of it. I have it mounted on a Bowtech Experience, and it is very accurate out to 80 yards with fixed-blade broadheads. If I were getting a drop-away today, it would be the Ripcord Ace because the Code Red version that I have lowers when you let down, but the Ace does not. It doesn't happen very often in a hunting situation where you have to let down, but I think there is a definite advantage to being able to let down without worrying that your arrow is going to fall off and make a racket. I've heard good things about the QAD rest as well, but I kind of like the fact that I can reset the Ripcord rest with the thumb of my bow hand rather than having to reach around with my release hand to reset the rest (like is the case with the QAD rest). I think it makes the process a little faster and creates a smaller amount of movement if you do get a second shot.
I don't know what type of rest you've got on your bow now, but I'd probably shoot it some and see if it gives you decent accuracy at your desired distances before you go and switch to something else, but I think you will find that you get a fair amount more accuracy from a drop-away.
Good luck, and enjoy. Archery is a blast. I don't know that there's any more gratifying way to fill your freezer.
I was also away from the archery world for about 20 years myself until this year. I bought an old PSE mossy oak x from a coworker. I put the trophy taker smacksdown fall away rest on it. It works like a charm and the arrow never falls off. You would have to be an idiot for that to happen. Anyway take a look at one and see what you think.
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I switched from a whisker to a QAD ultra and I love it! If the day comes you want to try out helical vanes to improve accuracy and broadheads flight you can do that with a drop away, not a whisker.
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Apache drop away is also an awesome rest
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PeteJr
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Lots of good information so far. Don't really have much to add. I shoot a trophy taker and it gets the job done.
I think the most important thing is to go with whatever gives you most confidence and practice, practice, practice. Which Bow Tech did you get?
I think the most important thing is to go with whatever gives you most confidence and practice, practice, practice. Which Bow Tech did you get?
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i switched from whisker buiscut to a QAD drop away. I like that i can raise the drop away with the thumb of my bow hand if i have an arrow nocked but not quite ready to draw. This acts like a full capture in that the arrow will remain nocked and sitting in the rest until your ready to draw. on the other hand i have had some timing issues with it set up on my PSE stinger. I still make a little bit of contact on my fletchings before its completely out of the way. i have tried moving the cord up and down on my strings to try to find a sweet spot but havent been able to do it. Any suggestions?
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As some have said, shoot it a bit first. You might like the current set up. I used a rip cord rest for a while and switched to a biscuit because I like the simplicity, no moving parts. I can't say that I noticed any change in my accuracy. I'm sure some people do, just not me.
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Didn't realize the original post was from November of 2015! Oh well.
