Arrow rest ?????? looking for suggestions

[martin1]

im looking to upgrade from my whisker biscuit, but not sure where to start looking what fall away rests do you  all use and what brands should i avoid,?

[Button Nubbs]

Qad is where its at!

[724wd]

Qad is where its at!

  

[jburkett]

I shoot the trophy taker and have no complaints

[ZB-ARCHERY]

I shoot the Rip Cord and love it but the Qad is nice too, either one you can't go wrong

[Doublelunger]

Qad is where its at!

 

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[earlmarne]

seems that the tt smackdown pro has everything.i cant find any good reason to replace it

[owmygulay]

seems that the tt smackdown pro has everything.i cant find any good reason to replace it

What he said. I love my smackdown pro. Even if you don't go with the smackdown I would recommend taking a look at limb driven rests and not anything that needs to be tied into the cables. Way easier to setup. You pull the cord tight and tie it to the limb. That is it. If I needed to, I could use a piece of boot lace to tie in my rest if my cord broke in the field.

[coachcw]

depends on the bow my bowtech likes the rip cord sos

[D-Rock425]

Qad is where its at!

[quackattack90]

Rip cords work good like everybody is saying but if you have a HOYT bow these two sometimes don't get along.  I've been archey tech for years and thats just my experience witht them.   

But still a great rest!!

[Jrzbullelk]

May I ask why you would want to switch from the whisker biscuit to something else, because that's what i have always used and would like to see if i need to do some changing myself maybe

[coachcw]

wisker biscuts are garbage , good for a lil kid , poor flight and slow you down , and they can freeze up. I saw archery techs push these things because they where easy to set up and got people shooting . why shoot a high end bow with a broom on it ? plus they are really hard on fletchings , my prime and hoyts like the quads and the bowtech shoots really well with the ripcord .

[ZB-ARCHERY]

wisker biscuts are garbage , good for a lil kid , poor flight and slow you down , and they can freeze up. I saw archery techs push these things because they where easy to set up and got people shooting . why shoot a high end bow with a broom on it ? plus they are really hard on fletchings , my prime and hoyts like the quads and the bowtech shoots really well with the ripcord .

[JPhelps]

They have been proven to be effective but with that said I wouldn't use one.

It's all about consistency.  Why spend the time truing arrows, repeating form, same anchor, etc... and then not be guaranteed that your rest will react the same shot to shot.  There is no way to guarantee the interaction between the whiskers and fletching will be the same shot to shot.

[WAbowhntr]

seems that the tt smackdown pro has everything.i cant find any good reason to replace it

What he said. I love my smackdown pro. Even if you don't go with the smackdown I would recommend taking a look at limb driven rests and not anything that needs to be tied into the cables. Way easier to setup. You pull the cord tight and tie it to the limb. That is it. If I needed to, I could use a piece of boot lace to tie in my rest if my cord broke in the field.

 

[brianb231]

I went from the Ripcord to Qad and they are both good rests that I think you would be happy with. I am now shooting the Trophy Taker Smackdown Pro and I don't see changing any time soon. Great all around rest.

[bobcat]

I think it depends on how much you want to spend. The rests being recommended seem to be the ones in the $100 to $150 range (or more.)

You can get the basic Trophy Taker drop away rest for $35.

That's what I have on my bow. I got it based on a recommendation from an experienced archer, and most of all, due to the low price.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0033CAV9M/ref=aw_d_var_2nd_sporting-goods_img?vs=1

[Johnb317]

Hmmmm I shoot a 4 fletch through a whisker biscuit and my groupings are fine
The reason I haven't migrated to a drop away is it seems to me to be one more thing that could break/go wrong when hunting.  I like the full capture and if I goof and go to full draw too soon....my first elk  was 3-4 minutes between draw and release and in that time I let my anchor creep, lost the valley and had to pull it back.  I'm thinking a dropaway would not have been as forgiving. 
Yes I shouldn't lose my anchor but stuff happens. 

Rule of KISS. 

[pianoman9701]

I have a Trophy Ridge Drop Zone-type drop away rest I paid somewhere around $80 for, probably 6-8 years ago. It's served me very well. I may have put about 50K arrows downrange with it

[Arnbo]

Hmmmm I shoot a 4 fletch through a whisker biscuit and my groupings are fine
The reason I haven't migrated to a drop away is it seems to me to be one more thing that could break/go wrong when hunting.  I like the full capture and if I goof and go to full draw too soon....my first elk  was 3-4 minutes between draw and release and in that time I let my anchor creep, lost the valley and had to pull it back.  I'm thinking a dropaway would not have been as forgiving. 
Yes I shouldn't lose my anchor but stuff happens. 

Rule of KISS.

  I have had great performance from all my Whiskers.For me they work
 Just fine and I shoot good groupings at all yardage.

[Mongo Hunter]

I shoot the trophy taker and have no complaints

 

[Stick em]

KISS. I use a Cobra Diamondback. It's just simple and reliable. Easy to adjust, quiet and very affordable ($40). I just got another one for my son, his Hostage is toast after about 500 arrows. I would say if your going to shoot a lot during the off season use something that doesn't wear out like the brushes will. Grouping will be more consistent as well. If your draw weight isn't too much, then your form should be smooth enough to draw back or down without popping the shaft off the rest. Lots of good suggestions here though.

[superdown]

I also shoot a trophy taker. I have the pronghorn and am very happy with it.

[NoBark]

Happy with a smack-down

[724wd]

my QAD locks in the up position, so if for whatever reason you creep or have to let down, there's no chance of the arrow falling off the rest.  for a couple years I shot the QAD hunter model and never had an issue.  it stayed on the bow when i sold it and i bought the QAD Ultra LD (?)... about $120 worth with taxes. 

[sakoshooter]

Lots of good drop away rests available today. NAP Apache comes to mind for quality for your money. I've been shooting the same Mathews Down Force on my Z7 for a zillion arrows over 3 years and love it. No issues at all.

[bowjunkie]

if ya got the cash ripcord all the way
if cash is tight trophy taker both are great

[martin1]

Thanks everybody for the suggestions!

[DIYARCHERYJUNKIE]

Revolution trophy ridge.  Quality and affordable.

[briancorneal]

QAD ultra rest.  I'm very happy with my purchase and it's performed flawlessly for me.  I hope it works for you.

[Dirty Mike]

 

Qad is where its at!

 

[ouchfoss]

seems that the tt smackdown pro has everything.i cant find any good reason to replace it

What he said. I love my smackdown pro. Even if you don't go with the smackdown I would recommend taking a look at limb driven rests and not anything that needs to be tied into the cables. Way easier to setup. You pull the cord tight and tie it to the limb. That is it. If I needed to, I could use a piece of boot lace to tie in my rest if my cord broke in the field.

 

I have had the Vaportrail Limbdriver for the last 5 seasons and I could not be happier since I finally stopped wasting time and money dealing with the Whisker Buiscut issues. The Limb Driver is also quite a bit easier to set up than cable actuated drop away rests plus they have a new model that is full containment now. I think the base one is around $80 and the new full containment one is around $120.

[clindsayrun]

I went through this a couple of weeks ago. Similar variance of opinions/raging debate across the internet and other forums. Have fun with that…

I ended up swapping the biscuit for the Ripcord. Seemed pretty comparable to a QAD and it was available in my neck of the woods for a good price. We don’t really have a pro shop so I tuned everything myself. I definitely learned a thing or two…

My big issue with the rest is the fact that the containment arm doesn’t fit, as my cable guard was in the way (PSE Bow Madness).  I also ended up with some minor felt damage on the rest until I figured out that it wasn’t a timing issue, and that I needed to rotate my fletchings. I think a pro shop would have known that right off the bat and maybe steered to toward something different.

Anyway, that my 

[stuckalot]

I keep trying to justify changing out my trophy ridge revolution for another QAD... I for one, or three if you count my wife and son, do not care for the rip cord for the simple fact that it does not stay up if you flinch, or have to let down you've got an arrow flopping around.

[Ibcnurun]

My Ripcord works great...except I keep snapping that long, plastic arrow retainment arm off. It tends to snag and break when I carry my bow in my pack, or it hooks on brush during the low prone crawl on a stalk. It is an issue and a huge suprise when you go to draw after a long stalk, and the arrow jumps out of the rest. I have been putting up with it, but this rest may be a little fragile for some hunting styles.

Am I the only one with this issue? The WB looks more fail safe.

[whitetailslyr]

QAD

[hughjorgan]

seems that the tt smackdown pro has everything.i cant find any good reason to replace it

What he said. I love my smackdown pro. Even if you don't go with the smackdown I would recommend taking a look at limb driven rests and not anything that needs to be tied into the cables. Way easier to setup. You pull the cord tight and tie it to the limb. That is it. If I needed to, I could use a piece of boot lace to tie in my rest if my cord broke in the field.

 

I have had the Vaportrail Limbdriver for the last 5 seasons and I could not be happier since I finally stopped wasting time and money dealing with the Whisker Buiscut issues. The Limb Driver is also quite a bit easier to set up than cable actuated drop away rests plus they have a new model that is full containment now. I think the base one is around $80 and the new full containment one is around $120.

I will second the the limb driver pro v. Simple and easy to setup and shoot. Another option is the trophy taker full containment, it to can be attached to the limb and works flawlessly.

[Stizz]

Revolution trophy ridge.  Quality and affordable.

Im glad someone brought this up. I absolutely love mine...great containment, not bulky like alot of others, and very effective. Never had any issues with it either.