Can a drop away rest fall too fast?

[IdahoSwede]

Curious - i had someone take a video of me shooting today. One thing i noticed was that my rest (QAD MX integrate) was dropping away in the first quarter of the shot as the arrow travel through the bow. The rest of the shot the arrow is traveling unsupported. It drops basically instantly. Does that pose an issue an all?

 

[BBob]

If it drops too fast it can cause issues. I think a rule of thumb is at least 30% of arrow contact when it is starting out before it drops away from contacting arrow. Others can correct me if I'm not remembering correctly. The test is are you getting good arrow flight? Good accuracy?

 

[devinhal]

When timing a fall-away or limb driven rest, you want the rest to guide the arrow until it reaches a speed that it'll guide itself. If the rest isn't guiding the arrow up to that speed, it can cause inconsistencies in how the arrow leaves the bow and will impact down range accuracy.

 

[joshdidthis]

On reason I prefer a limb driven rest, when setup correctly will support the arrow longer. It's linked to the bow limb VS relying on a spring to move out of the way. Here's a slo MO of a limb driven rest for comparison

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[Wheels]

Should drop within the first 1-1.5” of release.

 

[Idaboy]

OP, agree with what others said. Unfamiliar with the rest you are using. I have limb driven Hamskea and when setting up new bow, or change up arrows, I will tinker with timing to get most stable bareshaft (or broadhead) flight

 

[Shooter Mike]

Should drop within the first 1-1.5” of release.

I think most will agree that the first 1-1.5” is far too soon. Michael Braden has a video on YouTube that shows the affect of dropping at various times during the release of the arrow. The more support the arrow gets, the better.


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[Shooter Mike]

Should drop within the first 1-1.5” of release.

I think most will agree that the first 1-1.5” is far too soon. Michael Braden has a video on YouTube that shows the affect of dropping at various times during the release of the arrow. The more support the arrow gets, the better.


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[Live_weighT34]

That’s how the QAD is designed to work, more arrow to rest contact isn’t always a good thing.

 

[Swampwise]

QAD type rests are more forgiving. The more support of the arrow the more influence one can have affecting flight. This is why many hate a whisker biscuit. The loss of speed is at most 1-2 fps, mostly 0. It's not the WB causing tuning issues many complain of it's their shooting. I've never had an issue with the WB but limb driven are easier to shoot better and the QAD even easier and most forgiving. Having an arrow guided or supported for most or all it's release, provided consistency from the shooter, would be most accurate imo. For hunting the QAD imo is more forgiving imo. I have 9 bows and 3 have 4 have QAD and 5 have limb driven. Still use a Sure Shot Pro whisker biscuit to shoot in strings on new bows before installing permanent rest.

 

[fatlander]

That’s how QADs work. If it’s timed properly, to fully engage in the last 1” or so of the cycle, it’s going to fall almost immediately.

I’ve had a bunch of QADs and a bunch of limb driven rests. I don’t notice any difference in forgiveness between the two. As long as the rest does the same thing every time, the shooter is always the wink link in the equation.


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