Drop Away rests

[johnno]

Whose using a drop away rest and if so can you make any recommendations :?: I'm currently using a whisker biscuit and although reasonably accurate its too harsh on the fletching. Thinking about the trophy ridge vertical drop away. Anyone familiar with this rest or any other suggestions. Thanks :D

[Wareagle]

I only use drop aways rests these days, I think they're all good , but I wouldn't have one that wasn't micro adjustable.

[No eye deer]

I'm using a NAP 4000.Really made a difference,after I changed from a Whisper Biscuit, which didnt work very well for me,anyway. Archery Academy have a special on Cavalier drop aways I think.

Mark

[Dongles]

I have been thinking about buying a trophy ridge myself. I am however curious as to how easy they are to tune? How long does it take to get the timing right with the cable, and to tune the rest etc??

Any input from people who have set up and use a drop away rest would be appreciated.

Tim

[Warlocke]

Depending on the rest as to how long it takes to set up.

The QT4000 I am using at the moment is the quickest that I have ever set up, mostly because it has micro adjustable windage and height and its attachment to the cable slide.

I also like the GKF Futura and the Trophy Taker Drop-aways as these both gave me good service and not too difficult to setup.

Each has slightly different setup styles but not too difficult.

[Sparra]

I have had 3 TR drop zones and I think they are excellent allthough can be a little noisy...I haven't worried about it but some people place a little padding under the arm to cushion it...
Regards...Sparra

[Barry]

I use a Trophy Taker Shakey hunter, great rest.

Are you using the old WB??? By all accounts the newer version is much easier on vanes.

They also take a bit more tuning to shoot a WB seem to be awesome when set up right.

[johnno]

Barry, the WB is fine and very accurate. I have the NAP deluxe and its all good save for the problem with the fletching. In that regard, I use the 4" elite plastifletch..maybe this fletching is too soft for the WB?..What type of fletching are the others in this forum using and any recommendations :?:

[Willy_R]

My 2 cents worth :roll:
The Trophy Ridge Drop Zone & guide Series are great easy to set up and a tiny dob of silicone stops the noise under the bar rest.
( only draw back is a real beggar to replace the draw string in the scrub should it break)
With the Whisker biscuit I have found the low profile .4 and quite stiff X-vanes really good also the Blazers work a treat.
Durability wise that is.
I have the NAP 2000 on my Ultra 2 and it is the easiest drop away to set up and tune.
But I love my Mathews 05 fall away on my Kiwi Outback "Swwweeeetttt"


Willy_R 8)

[Barry]

Yeah I think the stiffer vanes seem to work well with the WB.

Kimall found that using 4 of the lower profile/ stiffer vanes like the blazers worked best with the WB.

I think the 4 vanes gives more even distribution of resistance as the arrow passes through the bristles

[Kimall]

Johnno sorry I did not see this sooner but YES elite are prob the softes vane around the traps.I use these vanes if guys are hunting with a normal rest as they are tops to glue and will stick to anything easy but they are soft and will ripple if punished to much by other arrows like when grouping into butts and stuff.For this the Bohning vanes are much more ridged and tuff but I finf them a bit fussy to glue on and can come off(not good if making arrows for customers).Through my biscuit on the S/back I use 4 of the blazers and couldnt wish for better arrow flight.
Cheers KIM

[johnno]

Thanks guys for all the input. as usual..all good....Baz and Kim I was thinking of giving the blazers a run and your comments have now clinched it. :D although I hadn't thought about using 4 vanes so will also give it a whirl.. maybe I was being a little harsh on the WB..hmm.. many thanks to all :D :D

[Neil @ OUTLAW]

Jonno,

I reently purchased a Trophy ridge Drop Zone and installation and settingn up was as easy as this. I attached the rest with the grub screw, visually centered and sighted in my arrow the the bow, measured out the 5 inchs of recommended string length and then attached it to theh timing cable on my Hoyt Vipertech, into the back yard and with in 10 arrows i had it shooting where i wanted with three individual adjustments, that was with broadhead.......that easy

i was impressed....

Neil

[PeterM]

Jonno,

I recently purchased a Trophy ridge Drop Zone and installation and setting up was as easy as this. I attached the rest with the grub screw, visually centred and sighted in my arrow the bow, measured out the 5 inches of recommended string length and then attached it to the timing cable on my Hoyt Vipertech, into the back yard and with in 10 arrows I had it shooting where i wanted with three individual adjustments, that was with Brodhead.......that easy

i was impressed....

Neil

They are excellent and that easy to setup, I’ve been using them for over 12 months with no hassles.

( only draw back is a real beggar to replace the draw string in the scrub should it break)

You would never break the cord it is the same material as d-Loop, only way would be if some was cut it deliberately!

[johnno]

Thanks Guys.. Hey Outlaw the TR drop away was one I was interested in as per my opening thread. Did you get yours from USA or local and if so where from and how much. Thanks :D