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My question is for bowhunters or people in the archery field.I'm wondering about the fall-away rests on the market and how they perform in the field?I've used a Bodoodle for years and liked it however,I've switched to carbons last year for 3-D and hunting and it's ripping the heck out of my vanes.Any experience out there?

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Brent Thie
 
I have not used any yet but have a few friends and guys I know using the trophy taker rest.They all say the rest works great.I will be trying one soon.
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I use the Muzzy Zero Effect and love it. It is difficult to put together the first time but I feel that I could put one in much faster than a day now! It has quite a few moving parts, but I havn't had any problems. I have also shot with a Trophy Taker and liked that as well. I do like how the Muzzy guides you arrow into place without fail every time, I havn't shot with the Trophy Taker enough to give an expert opinion, but could possible see this as being an issue. One rest that I would stay away from is the Trap Door. I've shot with this rest also, it made quite a bit of noise from the recoil of the springs when it falls away, I have also heard a couple of stories of it sticking and not falling away at all. As always these are my opinions and might not be everyone's. I was in the same boat as you a few months ago trying to make the same decision. I havn't regreted the Muzzy yet. Good Luck!
 
I haven't shot one of these new releases yet but I did meet Dan Evans this weekend in Arizona, he is the owner of Trophytaker. We talked about the release quite a bit,seemed like things have been going real well with his product. He was a very nice guy and he loves to hunt elk. He told me to check out his website I think its trophytaker.com, good luck!

[This message has been edited by wibohnt (edited 03-03-2002).]
 
Back in August I switched to a Tiger Tuff Drop away rest that is much like the trophy taker rest and have been extremely happy with it. I would recomend either one of these type of rests. There are fewer parts and the rest made paper tuning to bullet holes a simple process. The biggest difference is on the Tiger Tuff rest the arrow rests on the launcher arms even in the undrawn position; on the trophy taker it rests on the shelf. Either rest is also a little softer on the pocket book.
 
Has anyone tried that wisker biscuit rest? I wanted to know if it's still very accurate because it would be nice if I didn't always have to worry about my arrow falling off.
 
My dear old Pappy went to a Whisker Bisket this past fall and truley loves it. Many purist whine and bitch about them but that is there nature anyway.

His grouping impoved incredibly. He loves the fact that if he hangs the bow while in a tree he doesn't have to worry about it moving off the rest and it didn't apprear to slow the arrows done a bit. For what it is worth, he likes his.
And that is what matters the most. It works for him.
 
If I'm not mistaken doesn't the Muzzy rest require a cable guard that is above the handle?I'm shooting a Hoyt with the guard below the handle.Would like to hear more about the Whisker Bisket.The fact that the Bodoodle and Bisket keep the arrow on the bow is a big plus in my book.
 
before I comment on Muzzys rest, here's a spot to review for yourself. http://www.badtothebone.com/video/zero1.ram

I've tested the Zero Effect rest and it's done all it claims to do. It's a bit expensive at 106.00 though, but like I say, it's a good rest. I'd have to do some checking on the lower bar for you though. I did notice a bit more noise coming from the bow but it's hard to get away from that with moving parts added on. The one real thing I can say is tuning is very easy.

I hunted with the Whisker Bisket for the 2001 season. Set-up was easy and quick as well. I had no tuning problems whatsoever. I will tell you that drawing back silently is very important to me and I found carbons to be much more silent. I'm not saying noise was all that bad from alum though. I'm just filling you in on all I've found while testing it. Whats the disadvantages? If you use your bow for hunting only, there are none, If you use it for 3-D shoots it may be a bit hard on the fletching after shooting through the whiskers so much with the same arrows over and over. It's a very good rest though for hunting situations. At a cost of 40.00 you can't go wrong with it. I plan on using it for one of my bow set-ups this year as well.
 
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