Which rest?

[Copperwood]

I looked up other threads to find what everyone likes better between the WB and the drop away, but there wasn't much opinion on the Octane Hostage Pro. The WB that doesn't have whiskers where the fletching is. I am thinking about getting a new rest and this was on my list.
Thanks everyone

[wabow]

This may sound petty but the one thing that really turns me off is having to slide the arrow into the rest. With a drop away you just nock the arrow and set it on the rest. With the WB the slot is off to the side so the arrow doesnt hit the sight and just drops in place. IMO a properly adjusted WB is the perfect hunting rest.

Don

[quadrafire]

 

[bonecrusher]

for what its worth the spott hogg whammy seems to me to be the best of both worlds. ive got one on my bowtech and it works flawlessly. and really give you a ton of stability 

[GoldTip]

Lots of people love the WB, but for me, you couldn't give me one of the danged things.  A completely counter intuitive rest if you ask me.  Fletching contact of any kind with the rest is simply not good, no and's, if's or butt's about it in my opinion.  A good fall away is perfect answer in my opinion.  Accurate, fast and if you build your arrow shelf correctly, the arrow doesn't fall off the shelf when moving around.  Switched to a Original Trophy taker back in probably 98 or 99, when Dan was still selling them himself at 3d shoots and they came with all parts in a ziploc with his label stapled to the bag.  He's taken it a long way since then.  Now shoot a Trophy taker shakey and I won't switch away from a fall away personally.

[longrange7mm]

hands down the whisker bisket for a hunting arrow rest!  There is to much mechanicals that can go wrong with a drop away, dont get me wrong the drop away is an awesome rest just not for me,  i shoot 273 fps with a 27 inch draw at 67 lbs i shoot the PSE Xforce and have had the wb on all my bows!

I shot this buck at 43 yds in 06
the bull at 32 great rests the rest was on a forge Ambusher 29
the robin hood was with the x force

[PolarBear]

I'M with Goldtip.  You couldn't pay me to use a WB!  I use the original (bought it when they first came out and still use it) Trophy Taker.  Fall-away is the way to go with 0 contact after release, IMO.  WB is fine if you are just starting out, don't shoot a lot or don't pay attention to your form.  It is the old Ford/Chevy/Dodge argument.  Some swear by them some hate them.

[GoldTip]

hands down the whisker bisket for a hunting arrow rest!  There is to much mechanicals that can go wrong with a drop away, dont get me wrong the drop away is an awesome rest just not for me,  i shoot 273 fps with a 27 inch draw at 67 lbs i shoot the PSE Xforce and have had the wb on all my bows!

I shot this buck at 43 yds in 06
the bull at 32 great rests the rest was on a forge Ambusher 29
the robin hood was with the x force

Looks like you've had great results from the WB, they just don't make sense to me, so I won't use one.  Another question, a Robin hood is really cool if the arrows are in the bullseye, if not then they are pure chance.  

[PacificNWhunter]

Guess it's just preference, I shot WB on my buddies bow and it worked great. When I finally bought a bow I went with a drop away rest. I got the mathews down force and love it. I shoot quite a bit and the WB seems to be hard in fletchings from that I hear. The down force sits almost flush on the bow and comes with a little piece that your arrow clicks into so if you were to knock and then stalk in your arrow does not fall of the rest.  

[longrange7mm]

Whisker Biscuit Accuracy Proof    

[longrange7mm]

hands down the whisker bisket for a hunting arrow rest!  There is to much mechanicals that can go wrong with a drop away, dont get me wrong the drop away is an awesome rest just not for me,  i shoot 273 fps with a 27 inch draw at 67 lbs i shoot the PSE Xforce and have had the wb on all my bows!

I shot this buck at 43 yds in 06
the bull at 32 great rests the rest was on a forge Ambusher 29
the robin hood was with the x force

Looks like you've had great results from the WB, they just don't make sense to me, so I won't use one.  Another question, a Robin hood is really cool if the arrows are in the bullseye, if not then they are pure chance.  


cutn the x line on vegas targets 

[carpsniperg2]

i switched from a whisker to a trophy taker full containment and have not looked back i still love the whiskers but i am on the east side and when i was hunting when it was wet the fibers were sticking together and getting clumpy and i know for a fact that it would change point of impact. they make the spray for it and i tried it and it did help but once that full comtainment drop away came out i threw one on and will not change. my wife and brother still shoot them and they are great and about 4 of my bows have them but i trust my trophy taker a bit better

[Button Nubbs]

Look at the QAD ultra rest its a full containment drop away. Once you lock the rest in the up position you can come to full draw and let down and the rest will keep the arrow at full containment until you actually. Your arrow also won't have a chance to rattle around like some of the other "full containment" rests, unless you tip the bow upside down.

[wabow]

Gink dry fly dressing rubbed onto a WB and it will never freeze or hold water.

Don

[GoldTip]

hands down the whisker bisket for a hunting arrow rest!  There is to much mechanicals that can go wrong with a drop away, dont get me wrong the drop away is an awesome rest just not for me,  i shoot 273 fps with a 27 inch draw at 67 lbs i shoot the PSE Xforce and have had the wb on all my bows!

I shot this buck at 43 yds in 06
the bull at 32 great rests the rest was on a forge Ambusher 29
the robin hood was with the x force

Looks like you've had great results from the WB, they just don't make sense to me, so I won't use one.  Another question, a Robin hood is really cool if the arrows are in the bullseye, if not then they are pure chance.  


cutn the x line on vegas targets 

I'm just joshing with ya 7mm, I know guys who shoot them and swear by them, they are just not for me.

[yajsab]

My friend used to shoot WB.  The WB is hard on fletching. 

I shoot the Limb Driver.  I chose that one because the launcher sits on a spring at rest.  When you draw the bow, the spring will gradually lift the launcher.  This way, if you happen to pull harder, it won't jerk your arrow.

[colockumelk]

I swear by my Ripcord Code Red.  My bow has never been more accurate and the rest clicks in the up position and stays there until you shoot the bow.  The arrow is fully contained and has rubber all over so there isn't any noise.  Awsome rest.  Will never look back.  Way, way, way better groups than with my WB.

[Bscman]

I shot a WB for years and absolutely loved it. Dropped many deer with it and did very well with local 3D shoots...it was a PITA to get adjusted, but once it was dialed it I was very, very happy with it. Certain vanes didn't last as well as others, but I ruined more by shooting tight groups than by the WB.

I switched to a Limbsaver fall away and haven't looked back--not so much because I shoot better with it, but because I also shoot FOBs instead of fletching...something you can't do with a WB!
I also have an "arrow holder" in front of the rest so I can walk around with an arrow knocked on the string...then just draw when ready. Quick and quiet.

My buddy has gone through 5 or 6 fall-aways one his Bowtech and settled on the LimbDriver. It would DEFINIELY be my first choice in a fall-away. Excellent rest. The limbsaver I have now is #2...

[D-Rock425]

Look at the QAD ultra rest its a full containment drop away. Once you lock the rest in the up position you can come to full draw and let down and the rest will keep the arrow at full containment until you actually. Your arrow also won't have a chance to rattle around like some of the other "full containment" rests, unless you tip the bow upside down.

I agree I have the ultra rest on both my hunting and target bow I love it.

[MIKEXRAY]

I tried the whisker biscuit for two years and never achieved the consistent accuracy I was looking for . Seemed like I was always fighting it and I worked on my form & bow the whole time I had it. I switched this year to the Trophy taker drop away ( full containment , side load ) and love it. I'm shooting now better than ever and my bow is way more forgiving. With the whisker I could touch my fingers to the grip & change my point of impact @ 40 yards by 4 ", because the arrow was passing through the whiskers the whole arrow length and as stated I'm sure it had to do with my form / setup. Now that I switched to the drop away , I can change grip, tip bow, change form / shooting stance etc and my point of impact is always the same. I wanted more forgiving and I totally achieved it with the drop away. I won't try it again. Mike

[toe-jam]

I swear by my Ripcord Code Red.  My bow has never been more accurate and the rest clicks in the up position and stays there until you shoot the bow.  The arrow is fully contained and has rubber all over so there isn't any noise.  Awsome rest.  Will never look back.  Way, way, way better groups than with my WB.

I'm with you , thought it was time to try something new so i went with the ripcord and man what a deferents. I'm all about the red ripcord now and thats it for me.

[let.it.fly]

i realy like my quad ultra as well. i was shooting a wb and i love the idea of them, once tuned is was just as accurate as any other rest but what i didnt like what that it did tend to tear up fletching, you end up getting the wave on the tips of the fletch. and the wb's wear out oveer time.

[Jason]

another vote for the QAD ultra rest, best rest around!, I've had mine on my Allegiance for over two years now, and would not consider another rest, zero problems after two years.

[Button Nubbs]

I lost a piece I needed for my qad ultra rest (never put it on and didn't think I needed it) and couldn't get my center shot adjusted. I sent qad an email last friday evening askin them if they could send me the piece. Tuesday morning I got an email sayin it was in the mail and on the way, it was waiting in the mail yesterday when I got home. Great customer service if you ask me, just another reason to deal with them.

[halflife65]

I just bought one of those NAP Apache rests.  Kind of like the Shakey Hunter rests with the containment system around them.  Tool-less adjusment - so far so good. I've been shooting the thing for a couple of weeks.

[konrad]

I have the Spot Hogg Whammy rest. It provides positive downward movement and does not rely on gravity (spring activated like a trigger/sear). It also has very fine positive, REPEATABLE vertical and horizontal adjustments! Being a prong type holder, you can’t turn the bow 90 degrees onto its side without loosing the arrow’s position – not full capture.

After using Loctite on all the set screws, excellent performance!

For me, so much of this is about being able to make an adjustment and then return to the previous setting without trail and error…just like adjusting my Leupold scope.

Oh, and it works wonderfully with my 2 inch Blazer vanes.

[ridgefire]

i have shot the wb and a fall away and i think the wb is def a lower maintenance rest. u will have contact with the wb but u know u r going to when u get contact with the fall away u r trying to figure out why and if you r still in time. if it came down to it i would prob pick the wb because of the maintenence to accuracy factor.