I,m after a decent arrow rest for my new Martin Jaguar. I was looking at the quicktune 3000 ,but have been thinking about a drop down rest. Are the drop down rests good for hunting? I was after a rest which can be adjusted for tuning, but was simple enough for a newbie to bow hunting.Any recommendations?

I'm trying the "Trap Door" by Montana Black Gold this year and have had no problems with it yet , I get great arrow flight and its quiet. My only gripe is that the bow has to be level in order to "set" the rest.
I have used the Bodoodle Pro-lite for the past few years with great results. I personaly like the Bodoodle because of its simplicity and few moving parts. I was talked into using the Trapdoor this year by a sales rep and since I was setting up my new bow at that time I gave it a go. I have several thousand shots off of it with no problems , a bunch of draw then let down cycles and never had a faliure and it has never failed to fall at the shot.
I guess I'll use it till if cost me something then I'll stick the Bodoodle back on.

I think the same way about the drop away rest that I do about mechanical broad heads , I feel that they're are alot of guys that use them as a quick fix instead of proper bow tuning. I personaly don't think that their is any way to make up for proper bow tuning no matter what arrows , heads or rest you shoot. I have seen some realy cheap and old crap set up on some pretty crappy bows and still manage to get the rig tuned correctly.

Samson, I shoot the Trap Door along with my brother and buddies Eric & Mark and none of us have had one problem with it. I dont even have any problems with having to set it in a level position. I think you may have it set alittle light. You can set it just a touch heavier and I think that will take care of that problem. We have almost always been able to get our bow to shoot broadheads good with alot of tuning sometimes but this rest is totally AWESOME!!! I have never had my broadheads shooting as well as I do now. I also went with alittle more helical since using it but I still shoot in 270 range with them with no arrow noise from what I hear from the feathers. Broadhead flight is ALMOST perfect. I would highly recommend this rest to anyone.

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I worked in a bow shop until just recently. I've sold, worked on, and owned a good share of whats available. I now shoot a Trophy Taker and it is by far my favorite rest on the market. I shot most of the prong rests that are available, and I much prefer the Trophy Taker. I get clean arrow flight,a silent draw, and good accuracy with it. Some guys don't like how it ties to the cable, but it has never created a problem.

A hint- put some shrink tubing on the "V" of the rest. Because the arrow only slides on it for the last couple inches of the draw, the tubing lasts a lot longer than on prong style rests. It makes for a totally silent draw.

Regards- Gib

I started shooting a whisker biscuit this year. It's very quite and the arrow cannot fall off the rest at that critical moment.

One more vote for a Whisker Biscuit. I went with this over a drop away. Will never use anything else again.

I shot the trap door last year but am shooting the biscuit this year and will probably never shoot another rest. The WB is by far the best rest I have used and I have tried many.
Good Luck with whatever you choose.
Dave

As the years go by I find myself reverting back to keeping things as simple as possible. I apply that to all aspects of the gear I carry into the woods.

The Whisker Biscuit is certainly a simple rest, but (no offense to you biscuit heads) I don't use them for two reasons.
1.) They tear up my fletches.
2.) They don't have the side to side flexibility to accommodate finger shooters.

I also don�t care for drop away rests. The ones that use rubber cables can break getting caught on branches or fences. The ones that use inertia or magnets can drop the arrow if bumped.

When I chose a hunting rest I knew that it must be bulletproof, field replaceable, and operate quietly. My personal choice was a NAP Centerest Flipper. The only downfall of this unit is that it doesn�t hold the arrow on very well while you move the bow around. Another option you may want to consider is the NAP QuickTune 750. It has no moving parts and provides a good stable platform. Other manufacturers make rests that meet these qualifications, I am simply more familiar with NAPs offerings.

Happy Hunting.

Another vote for the whisker biscuit.

Two years running I killed two and missed the third deer. Changed to the biscuit over the winter.

This season ... I dropped the third one this evening. Nice 10 point. Pretty fella. Was nervous. Shot high. Muzzy broke his spine and he dropped in his tracks.

I am sure nerves have something to do with my previous year's results. But the biscuit is just a little more forgiving than the drop away that I'd been using. And for me, it is easier on fletching than the other rest.

How can a Whisker Biscut be easier on fletching than a drop away? If you had problems with your drop away not being easy on your fletching then you didnt have it set up right. Drop Away = NO fletching contact. W.B. = FULL fletching contact. ?????????

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