First of all, i'm new to the forums. So hi to you all, great setup here. Now on to the topic at hand... I currently have a Whicker Biscuit and am highly disappointed with it. Sure it holds the arrow well, but after many target shots my vanes turn to crap. I was then interested in the Octane Hostage Pro, but after reading the reviews it appears the brushes wear out after an average of 40 shots. So now I am looking at drop aways. My buddy has one and loves it. I am now looking at the Ultra Rest Hunter. The reviews so far have been mostly positive. What is everyone's thoughts on all this? How many of you just deal with the Whisker Biscuit messing up your vanes? Any input is appreciated.
Hostage pro has new longer lasting bristles now. I'm trying one and really like it for now. Have used several fall aways with good success but I can always hear a thump with them. Haven't totally written the fallaways off but I'm gonna try the Hostage pro for a while.
My brother had the same problem with the whisker biscuit, you could get 2 in blazer vanes and it should take care of your problem. If you are looking for a good reliable drop away at a good price i have been useing the NAP quiktune 2000 for almost three years now and it is still going strong and for only 50 bucks it was a great investment. The only thing that i didn't like was that it is very hard to adjust for tuning puroposes.
I had the NAP QT 2000 and absolutely hated when I had to adjust it. I wouldn't recommend it...it can be a pain. I've had several different rests over the years and I'd have to say that the Vapor trail limb driver is by far my favorite. I have it on both of my bows. Its very easy to set up and adjust. Give it a look chipsAhoy.
I think you would really like this Kazaway: http://www.vitalgear.net/Next_page.html But, I think the Limb Driver would be a close second. This one is not full containment, but it is partial containment if you get the "capture" launcher. http://www.vaportrailarchery.com/limbDriver.asp
I don't know for sure about the Ultra Rest, but I have a Rip Cord and I love it. Full containment, no fletching contact, easily adjustable, solid rest.
love the kazaway. but dunno where you got your info on the Hostage. I had one of the originals that were unimproved, and still got a few hundred shots out of it and no sign of wear. the pro is ALOT sturdier!
I used the Hostage Pro for several months and I shoot a lot. I would get 1000+ arrows through it before I had to replace the bottom brush only. I understand they have overcome this problem with new brushes. I loved the rest.....very quiet and improved my groups.
The reviews were based off of customer reviews from online stores (Cabelas, Gander, etc.). Obviously there were a lot of positive reviews as well, but it seemed quite a few people were having problems around the 40 shot mark. I am going to wait until next year to get a new rest as the season starts in 7 days, so I have time to do my research and figure out which rest will best suite me. I wanted to ask everyone's opinions though. The more opinions I can gather will point me towards a more reliable rest, and that's what I'm after. One rest that I am curious about is the Omega Elite. They came up with a very interesting concept. Anyone have any experience with it? http://www.athensarchery.com/alpha.html
The Ultra Rest is a fine rest and I would recommend it over the WB style rest anyday.The only issue I have heard about on the Ultra is bounce back,the hd and ld don't seem to have that issue but they are more expensive.My son has the hunter model and we have no issues but it is a 40# bow. I use a Spot Hogg Whammy and I love it.IMO,one of the best on the market.
After using several different dropaways I finally relented and tried a Limbdriver. I'm sorry I didn't use a Limbdriver sooner. Very easy to tune and very accurate.
I would tend to think an improper knocking point or center shot would probably make the brushes wear out faster. mine did fine, and was not even the good one. I think your average joe has a tendency to just slap the rest on, compensate for improper tune with the sites, and go, then wonder why they have the left brush gone in 40 shots, or the front of the bottom one.
I have the Spot Hogg Whammy rest. It provides positive downward movement and does not rely on gravity (spring activated like a trigger/sear). It also has very fine positive, REPEATABLE vertical and horizontal adjustments! Being a prong type holder, you can’t turn the bow 90 degrees onto its side without loosing the arrow’s position – not full capture. After using Loctite on all the set screws, excellent performance! For me, so much of this is about being able to make an adjustment and then return to the previous setting without trail and error…just like adjusting my Leupold scope.
I shoot the QAD Ultra rest and have nothing but good things to say about it. Its full capture and a fall away. One important feature of it is that you can put it in the upright position and if you draw and let down it stays up. No worries with it.
I have a Hostage Pro and have put several hundred arrows through it without problems. On top of practice 4-5 days a week, I shot 3D tournaments just about every Saturday for 3 months. If the rest is setup correctly then there should not be any wear on the top brush and the bottom brush should be very durable. I would recommend the rest to anybody.
Once I get the new rest I will have a shop put it on for me. I know a lot of you do it yourself, and I have even watched the video online here on how to do it the right way. Unfortunately, I do not have a bow clamp, laser, and levels. The bow is only one year old, but I figure it wouldn't hurt to have a shop check it over and tune everything up again. It seems a lot of you aren't having problems, which puts me on the fence regarding the Hostage Pro. I have really wanted to get one, but as I stated, the reviews I've read had me spooked. Now, after reading some of your guys' reviews, I am starting to lean back towards the Hostage. Thank you all for your help, it is greatly appreciated!
I've also switched to the Limbdriver. It's the best! Total fletching clearance, easy to tune, quiet......everything you could want in a rest.
