In the past I was a Keep It Simple Stupid kinda archer,Well, I still am. I would tell you that in my opinion that a drop away was not as reliable as a prong or full containment arrow rest. Like the Infiniti or Whisker Biscuit.

I would tell you that there were to many moving parts to bind up or go bad.
I would say that the cord was the weakest link and if it came undone you might be out of the shot of a lifetime when ol' Buck Nasty walked out there and dropped his head away from you.

But in the past couple weeks I have been playing with drop away rests some more. One in particular, the Ripcord Rest.

Now I have owned one before and sold it after having an issue that I knew was caused by my not installing the cord correctly. I liked the rest but felt if that could happen once, well It could happen again.

After working on my wifes ripcord for a bit and then also having to replace the cord and actually seeing how the internal mechanism works I can no longer take this stance.

In all honesty there are about the same amount of moving parts on the Ripcord as there is on the Infiniti prong rest I currently use.

So here it is to all the drop away manufactures out there, I am sorry I doubted the reliability of the drop away design. I have been proven wrong by my own hand and now see the err of my judgment.

A drop away will work well as long as you check it and maintain it just like everything else on you bow.

Now I said my piece and feel better.

I also have a few Ripcords for my bows on the way too me today. Will be in the drop away crowd asap.

you should try a limbdriver....:peace:

In the past I was a Keep It Simple Stupid kinda archer,Well, I still am. I would tell you that in my opinion that a drop away was not as reliable as a prong or full containment arrow rest. Like the Infiniti or Whisker Biscuit.

I would tell you that there were to many moving parts to bind up or go bad.
I would say that the cord was the weakest link and if it came undone you might be out of the shot of a lifetime when ol' Buck Nasty walked out there and dropped his head away from you.

But in the past couple weeks I have been playing with drop away rests some more. One in particular, the Ripcord Rest.

Now I have owned one before and sold it after having an issue that I knew was caused by my not installing the cord correctly. I liked the rest but felt if that could happen once, well It could happen again.

After working on my wifes ripcord for a bit and then also having to replace the cord and actually seeing how the internal mechanism works I can no longer take this stance.

In all honesty there are about the same amount of moving parts on the Ripcord as there is on the Infiniti prong rest I currently use.

So here it is to all the drop away manufactures out there, I am sorry I doubted the reliability of the drop away design. I have been proven wrong by my own hand and now see the err of my judgment.

A drop away will work well as long as you check it and maintain it just like everything else on you bow.

Now I said my piece and feel better.

I also have a few Ripcords for my bows on the way too me today. Will be in the drop away crowd asap.

I hunted with a Whisker Bisquit for turkey. Said for years there not as accurate as a drop away. We all live and learn


DB

Oh i am not saqying the WB is not accurate at all, just that I was not rigth about the drop aways.

I still like the WBs but I am going to try a drop away again this coming year and I will give it a good clean shake this time.

Nothing wrong at all with a Whisker biscuit.

Oh i am not saqying the WB is not accurate at all, just that I was not rigth about the drop aways.

I still like the WBs but I am going to try a drop away again this coming year and I will give it a good clean shake this time.

Nothing wrong at all with a Whisker biscuit.

I agree! I have shot a WB for years and have been very satisfied. However, I too have went to a drop away this year. I am shooting the QAD and loving it!
I still have a WB on my back up bow and have nothing but confidence in it.

We all get a lesson on things now again! we all have done are share of Company bashing over one thing or another. But your brothers here with stick and string are all here to guide you thru it all. I know it to be true myself, folks just helping folks. So tweek that ripcord and let them fly!:peace:

It's all part of archery. Live and learn; learn some more and keep on living. I thinks it's grand to be involed in a sport that is ever evolving. Keeps my brain active, although I never forget what I learned in the past. Well, maybe not everything.......

Well it is not a big deal guys and I never selected one company to bash, I was just leery of all dropaways for hunting reliablity. Guess my mind too easily plays the devils advocate and looks at worst case scenarios.

After opening the Ripcord and woking on a few others like the QAD and TT I have since changed my stance on them. I got my Ripcord rest for my bow in today and will be setting it up soon.

I will be happy to give it a real workout here soon.

I never really liked the WB because it was harder to read or trust what I was seeing while tuning. A DA rest always made that part easier for me. To each his own on that. I don't think you owe anyone an apology.

:peace: I hope everyone here can sleep better now :peace: ,I know I will cause I'm a QAD fan on drop away rest now !:D

I have a great idea! How about a drop away Whisker Biscuit?




Oh, wait, that probably wouldn't work very good..........:lol: