fallaway rest

[WAPITIHUNTER]

I was using the rip cord for a couple years until it cost me a really nice 4x4 Muley last year in the late hunt over at Banks Lake. It was very cold in the morning. The rest froze up on me and didn't fall away. Arrow fletch tore and the arrow flew left and trimmed his butt hair. It's in the garbage can now. Trophy taker is what I am using now. Broadheads are grouping out to 90 yards. Seems to be working well.

[archery288]

I was using the rip cord for a couple years until it cost me a really nice 4x4 Muley last year in the late hunt over at Banks Lake. It was very cold in the morning. The rest froze up on me and didn't fall away. Arrow fletch tore and the arrow flew left and trimmed his butt hair. It's in the garbage can now. Trophy taker is what I am using now. Broadheads are grouping out to 90 yards. Seems to be working well.

I had the same problem over whitetail hunting... Sitting in zero degree temperatures for 7 or so days in a row with snow falling everyday and it melting in to the rest and then freezing because it's well below freezing... Well you get the drift!  It cost me a hawg of a whitetail because the rest froze solid and then popped up and didn't fall away... Hence the reason I am not using a trophy taker anymore...

[scoyoc5]

which rest do you use jon?

[archery288]

The Spot Hogg Whammy now... Never had that one freeze up!  Been using it for 2 years now.  And the part I like about it is if it did for some reason freeze, you could shoot it as a prong rest.  Whether the prong would work spring loaded or not would the the only question but at least its up right and you know your arrow is gonna go through it.  And also if the cord were to break on any other fall away it wouldn't work.  Another plus of the whammy, it will still work if the cord breaks..

[bucklucky]

I cant wait to get a new bow set up with the Whammy! I have had my trophy taker for ever and a day and love it. I like the way the whammy is set up, kinda covers all the bases if something were to go wrong and trust me things go wrong when you dont need them too.

[bullcanyon]

My vote would be to stick with the trophy taker line up and get the new extreme tt.  The full containment fall away is the ticket in the woods.  Hey when the moment of truth arrives and you are shaking like crazy.  You don't want to have the arrow fall of the tiny little lizard tongue. 

I currently shoot the qad ultra rest, but will be going back to trophy taker next season.  I like the qad.  Especially for the containment, but I trust trophy taker more.

[JBar]

 My opinion might not matter much yet but I use the HD convertable on my Mathews and it's been flawless so far. Not sure what kind of bow we're talking about but if the HD won't fit I would go with the Whammy. If you go with the TT full containment get the new version that has the opening on top. The angled version seemed to be a pain to load your arrow into.

JBar

[bullcanyon]

I forgot that part Jbar.  You are right though.  The top load is much easier to load.

[DWB]

I was using the rip cord for a couple years until it cost me a really nice 4x4 Muley last year in the late hunt over at Banks Lake. It was very cold in the morning. The rest froze up on me and didn't fall away. Arrow fletch tore and the arrow flew left and trimmed his butt hair. It's in the garbage can now. Trophy taker is what I am using now. Broadheads are grouping out to 90 yards. Seems to be working well.

I had the same problem over whitetail hunting... Sitting in zero degree temperatures for 7 or so days in a row with snow falling everyday and it melting in to the rest and then freezing because it's well below freezing... Well you get the drift!  It cost me a hawg of a whitetail because the rest froze solid and then popped up and didn't fall away... Hence the reason I am not using a trophy taker anymore...

Same type of thing happened twice to me on the same day, but luckily it was in my back yard shooting at a 3-D.  Called Rip-Cord and they said that they had never heard of the problem before, so I must be knocking my arrow wrong....give me a break  !  Switched to Trophy Ridge Drop Zone and couldn't be happier.

[EastWaViking]

I've used Trophy taker, Trophy taker Shaky Hunter,  and Drop Zone rests.  They are all nice, but I really like the Drop Zone best.

[Broken Arrow]

Trophy taker here....zero problems.