I'm focused on target shooting with my Diamond Razor Edge compound, and have been looking into different ways of improving speed and accuracy. One of which is switching from a whisker biscuit to a drop away rest. I've been leaning towards limb-driven over cable-driven because tuning is supposed to be easier with the limb-driven drop aways, but am not sure which brand, model, ect would be a good choice to start with or which drop away would be right for me. If anyone could give me input on this matter, or help of any kind, it would be greatly appreciated.
Which Limb-Driven Target Drop Away Rest?
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My QAD is really simple to set up. However it is slightly noisy.
Someone else mentioned a blade rest. I prefer them for target shooting and have one on my indoor bow and my 3D bow. They're also pretty fool proof and dependable. You don't have to worry about catching a string on something and messing everything up like you do with a drop away rest.
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One of my bows has a limb driven, one bow has cable driven. The difference between them?
1- the limb driven is less hassle when swapping string sets as i do not need to serve into a cable.
2- limb driven is basically a blade rest with a drop/pull down cable, where most cable driven are set up to pull the rest up as the bow is drawn.
3- Cable issue with limb driven means your shot likely will still hit on or close to POA. Cable driven with a slipping cable means the rest will not fully raise and at best you get a perplexing low impact. At worst an arrow striking the riser with potential to break and spread bad juju on your day.
Ultimately, both work as advertised when set up and tuned.
forgot to add which limb driven I use. Hamskea Hybrid target pro microtune.
1- the limb driven is less hassle when swapping string sets as i do not need to serve into a cable.
2- limb driven is basically a blade rest with a drop/pull down cable, where most cable driven are set up to pull the rest up as the bow is drawn.
3- Cable issue with limb driven means your shot likely will still hit on or close to POA. Cable driven with a slipping cable means the rest will not fully raise and at best you get a perplexing low impact. At worst an arrow striking the riser with potential to break and spread bad juju on your day.
Ultimately, both work as advertised when set up and tuned.
forgot to add which limb driven I use. Hamskea Hybrid target pro microtune.
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For a target application I would think the AAE Prophecy would be the most precise. It's cable driven but it uses a sear, unlike the others, so more consistent than other cable or limb driven. Sear also makes set-up and timing foolproof. They are a bit $$.
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Hamskea Epsilon is hard to beat in my opinion...but it comes at a cost for sure.
What is a sear? I haven't ran across that term before.
Those informative tid-bits you posted in response to my inquiry help immensely and definitely give me a better understanding of each drop away. The info is much appreciated.
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The rest is cocked like a hammer on a single action trigger. There is zero movement throughout the entire draw cycle (no lift like other cable driven or limb driven rests). Thers is very little tension on the rest cable because the internal sear (metal on metal hook) holds it in place. The rest fires/breaks like a trigger being pulled upon release. It is not dependent on cable tension or limb action during the draw cycle and release. Once set up, it's completely consistent from shot to shot.
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