Drop Away vs Whisker Biscuit ???

[Jtelarkin08]

I have developed a paranoid fear of bow failure.. I think it developed when i was hunting with trad gear.. My goal then was to make things as simple as i can with no possibility of failure.. This has led me to being afraid of drop aways(and also mechanical broadheads).. I have had them b4 but have a whisker biscuit on my spyder 30 and it shoots great.. I want to set up my new factor turbo to be super accurate out to 100 yards tho..(i am grouping about a paper plate at 100 with my spyder 30) And i feel like i could maybe get a little better flight out of a drop away.. so what do you guys think?? I am thinking maybe a QAD or keeping the biscuit

 

[tipsntails7]

I like a drop away, but honestly don't think it makes a difference, but you might as well give it a shot. You can always go back to a biscuit if you want to.

 

[Rocky]

I like the drop away. I have never seen a target shooters bow setup with a biscuit and we all know how important accuracy is in these competitions. While hunting I don’t think you will notice that much of a difference at closer ranges, but the farther back you get the additional drag placed on your arrow will impact your accuracy to some degree. I have been shooting some form of a drop away for about 8 years (I think; I know it has been a long time) and have never had one fail. I would go with a drop away but that’s just my thought.

 

[Buster]

I too am paranoid of equipment failure. Ran a biscuit for several years, tried to give a drop away a chance, but the first issue I had and it was gone. I was looking for an excuse to try the octane hostage pro. Works like a biscuit, but with less contact, and helical vanes fly through them. The only issue I've found with the hostage pro is that the bottom brush does wear down with enough shots, so just make sure you change it out 2 weeks before the season opener, and do your final sight in. No other worries or messing around.

 

[quarbles]

i decided to leave the biscuit. i was really into the idea of no moving parts and foolproof design; however, i did not like the sound and abrupt contact with the vanes (as evident by the disheveled hairs). for me the priority of minimizing contact was more important than my concerns with failure....

 

[justin davis]

Drop aways are more accurate in my opinion. Pie plate groups at 100 yards is pretty good. A drop away would strink that group even more. I have used a drop away for years. Never once had an issue.

I use a Hamskea versa rest.

 

[vcb]

I have used a drop away rest since 2006. ( trophy taker) once installed have never had any issues. Complete fletching clearance is a easy decision

 

[Brandon Pattison]

I asked this question on ArcheryTalk and was laughed at. I asked the target shooters to shoot a 300 round to see what their scores were. No one did though. I'd love to see a guy shoot 60 Xs with one.

 

[Buster]

I think that the vast majority realize that a biscuit, or any similar containment rest that contacts the arrow and vanes after release will not be as accurate as a properly set up drop away. That being said, I still choose my containment rest (octane hostage pro), because of it's simplicity, ruggedness, that I can still shoot great groups for my personal goals.

On the flip side, I've had finger shooters say that they wouldn't trust my release in a thousand years. Too much reliance on mechanical parts that could fail.

Maybe one day I'll try a drop away again.

 

[KMT]

I shoot a drop away rest on my current "new" bow and a whisker biscuit on my back-up bow. I shot the whisker biscuit for 8 years with absolutely no problems. As far as accuracy goes, I don't shoot well enough that I can see a difference between the two. It's like asking a golfer with a 25 handicap which iron/club he likes best. The truth is, it doesn't matter. A golfer with a 25 handicap isn't good enough to see a difference between to comparable golf clubs.

That being said, i still have a little fear that something could go wrong with the drop away. But in the last two years, it has been trouble free.

 

[Jon Boy]

Im sure a drop away is a little more accurate, especially when the distance starts getting out there. Having said that, I run a biscuit. Ive never ran a different site and have extreme confidence in it. IMO confidence is one of the biggest keys in bowhunting/archery.

 

[carpssublime]

I shot a drop away for a while during an off season and it was more accurate for me. however, for hunting i went back to my biscuit and haven't gone back since.

 

[RockChucker30]

I use a ripcord and moved to it from a WB. There is definitely a difference in accuracy at long range. The WB is just a tad harder to shoot.

 

[William Hanson (live2hunt)]

Revolution for me, it works great. Wb was warping my vanes

 

[Jtelarkin08]

I'm going with a QAD on my new cs turbo. Gonna shoot 4 blazers to help stabilize a two blade coc head

 

[Bowhuntr64]

I'm going with a QAD on my new cs turbo. Gonna shoot 4 blazers to help stabilize a two blade coc head

Good choice.

 

[greyghostnw]

QAD Hdx fall away.... never had a problem.

 

[Where's Bruce?]

QAD Hdx fall away.... never had a problem.

Agreed! My accuracy beyond 40 yards greatly improved instantly. No more WB for me.

 

[Warren1726]

Went from biscuit to QAD HDX this year. Better accuracy and speed. Plus, my vanes aren't getting torn up anymore.

 

[Bughalli]

I prefer drop away. Better accuracy for me, but only makes a difference beyond 40 yards. I've been using one for 6 years now. Never had an issue until this past season. Rest was frozen in down position when the sun came up. Moved it to the up position with an arrow and then couldn't get it to go down. Ended up warming it with a hand warmer for 2 minutes and it was fine the rest of the morning. It was below freezing all morning. I did end up shooting a buck that same morning. So it still got the job done.