will drop-away increase accuracy/consistency?

I've used the WB for a long time, and like it...although it has it's drawbacks. I am considering switching to a RipCord drop away to improve noise, eliminate fletching contact and improve accuracy/consistency. For those who have transitioned from hunting with a WB to a RipCord (particularly): is it realistic to expect increased consistency? Just curious to see if others realized increased performance by switching. Besides, I need a new gizmo to ponder over the summer...new gadgets is neat. Thanks!

 

I shoot better with a drop away...

 

RIPCORD all the way... BEST arrow rest I've ever used - bar none!

 

Limb driver pro-v. Most accurate rest on the market.

 

A propertly set up drop away rest will allow for a much more accurate and consistant shot. The wisker bisket style rest has contact with the arrow the entire way out of the bow while a drop away falls out of the way and does not contact after the release. If you have any wrist/grip issues, a drop away can be much more forgiving. I like my NAP Apache rest. Near full containment, quiet, and relativly inexpensive.

Good Luck

 

Thanks for the feedback! OK....maybe the new SOS model!? fun stuff...

 

I went from a WB to the ripcord and saw a huge improvement! I like to fiddle with things and try new stuff. So a few years ago I wanted to get more spin from my arrows and I refletched my shafts with some helicoil... Problems was,the twist in the vain, meant that the acurracy went away because the WB was trying to control the vains and it made my groups get much larger than I wanted. It was actually sending my arrows into a corkscrew down range and the recovery time for the arrow was nearly 15-20 yards.. No bueno.. I realized what was happening and switch to the RipCord and my groups shot tighter than ever before! so yes I'm a fan of the drop away, particularly the RipCord.. For me and my bow, I have found that the 2" blazer vains with a right helicoil has made me a more acurate shot through the drop away..

 

I shoot a WB on my Z-28.....and it shoots great. But that's not my long range bow. I antelope hunt with a GTO with a Limb Driver, I really feel the drop away shines in the longer range shooting dept. I've kilt several goats from 48-62 yards.


So I think it really depends on your hunting style, the critter yer chasing and the area yer chasing them

 

Dude that's close range on an antelope...My longest was 105yds...lol

 

105 yards is just unethical.. Unless you're shooting a rifle. If you can't get any closer to the animal, then you should reconsider your methods.. At 105yds youve lost so much energy in your arrow that if you hit bone, you have much higher odds of not making a clean kill and thats just not cool.. The idea of hunting with a bow, at least to me, is to balance the scales between the hunter and the hunted. The hunter has a responsibilty to work harder than the rifleman and be more patient than the animal. If you're not committed to those two things, you should really reconsider why you are out there. I practice at long yardages so I can be more lethal at close range..

 

I'll update the post after I get the Ripcord (SOS). Shooting PSE Bow Madness @ 62#, and arrows with 3-inch Fusion vanes (lower profile than the 2 inch).i've used nothing but the WB on my last two bows, and have experimented with everything except the arrow rest. Seems like it could produce a noticeable improvement to the WB. I'll update post with results....tks

 

Good to see the Ethics Police are out in full force...It was a joke man, untwist your panties.

 

I don't care if the feller shoots em 305 yards, if he can do it more power to him. Ethical distance is in the eye of the shooter that knows his abilities and limits.... not some schmucks on the Internet. Some say more than 40 yards is unethical, but that's their problem. I can do it and do it well, so they can kiss my big white arse

 

Right there with ya bro...

 

Unless your an elite nationally competitive shooter you will never see the accuracy differences between a Biscuit and a drop away. Even then, the differences are not going to be noticed at hunting distances or with hunting setups.

 

oh...before I spend the money: do you use a WB for hunting? do you shoot a drop-away at all? you dont feel like the extended time for fletching contact affects accuracy with the WB?
-thanks

 

Yes I use a biscuit for hunting. I used to shoot competitively at the state and regional level and used a Pro Tuner spring steel rest on all my target setups. You may not have rest or fletching contact with a drop away, but you still have contact with your nock and string which by laws of leverage is further from where you input torque to the riser (grip) and I believe that affects things much more than a rest. I know a lot of people won't agree with me but I don't feel a drop away benefits 99% of bowhunting shooters other than maybe giving them confidence (which is important). I spent several years in a shop tuning bows and I saw a lot of drop away failures in that time, that's why I choose to keep my hunting setups simple and without unnecessary moving parts.

 

I respect and value your opinion as much as anyone when it comes to archery, internet or otherwise but as you know, I disagree with you on this subject.

I absolutely HATE the wb. If I make an adjustment to a bow / rest. Certain things should happen. When tuning a wb, they don't happen the way they should. The only way I would shoot a wb is with feathers and I don't want to re fletch that often. they tune much better that way for me.


I'll never be convinced they are as forgiving as a quality fall away that stays up for half or more of the arrow length.

Problem I see there is that most fallaways fall too early so they present as many or more problems than the wb.

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I'm going to try the ripcord sos...let's see what happens

 

I couldn't agree more. I see people say their accuracy improved when more than likely the issue with the WB wasn't the WB at all. It was tuning the WB or using an incorrect fletching set up with it. In my experience if accuracy does improve the bow wasn't tuned properly to begin with. If tuned right, there will be no difference.

If a drop away was more accurate, don't you guys think that the pro target shooters would be shooting them on their target (indoor, 3D and 90 meter outdoor) rigs?