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Arrow Rest Question

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:01 pm
by trigger2
I have been shooting the biscut for 2 years on a Mathews XT first and now the DXt-heres the problem, when I had the tm-100 arrow rest, I could shhot any broadhead on the market but now with the biscut and the blazers, I am forced to shoot mechanicals simply because it wont group with a fixed broadhead, anyway, whats a good rest on the market if I am shooting the quick spin 4 inch vanes?

Has anyone heard of the QAD Ultra-Rest ? It looks good on e bay...thought about getting one...thanks.

Re: Arrow Rest Question

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:21 pm
by Dutch Dog
You could go ahead and get the Mathews drop away rest that matches the bow...and shoot whatever you wanted to shoot as far as broadheads/vanes/feathers goes.

Re: Arrow Rest Question

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:09 pm
by Dutch Dog
After doing a little thinking, and analyzing your post...I have concluded that you bought a new DXT by Mathews, and it doesn't shoot like your "old" bow did. It could be a little off on your draw length, being that it's brand new, it could be a little out of time, heck it could be a lot out of time. I'm assuming it's a solo-cam..haven't done any research, so there's no cams to "time" but if your string stretches, it gets "out of time" or at least thats what I call it. I don't know what exactly the problem is without having everything in front of me. I would suggest going back to where you bought it and have them make it right.

Re: Arrow Rest Question

Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 7:53 am
by GordonGekko
have you tuned your bow? if not I would try that before investing in a new rest...also check to make sure your inserts are straight in your arrows....

Re: Arrow Rest Question

Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:07 am
by waterfowlwidowmaker
Check out the QAD Pro HD. I just put it on my new DXT and its working great. Nice rest with lots of features.

Re: Arrow Rest Question

Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:40 pm
by trigger2
thanks guys, I am looking for the mathews dropaway on ebay- dont want to drop full price for one.....the place wher I bought it does not tune bows and I would have to drive to grenada to get it tuned right, I can do some tinkering with it but would probably mess it up more than fix it...thanks.
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Re: Arrow Rest Question

Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:32 pm
by Dutch Dog
See if Custom Gear in Michie Tn is still open. Mike Ashe (sp?) use to own it. He'll be able to do a good job tuning your bow for you if he's still in the business. That would be just about as close if not closer than Grenada I think???

Re: Arrow Rest Question

Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 10:42 pm
by GordonGekko
trigger2...shoot me a PM with your e-mail address and I'll send you a PDF with the eastons bowtuning guide....it isn't that complicated just takes a bit of time.... it is a good idea to learn to tune it yourself...and you will learn a lot about how that bow works.... a drop-away won't cure an out of tune bow, neither will mechanical heads...they are band aids that cover up the problem IMO and will make your bow less effective....

Re: Arrow Rest Question

Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:24 pm
by trigger2
You were right about the bow being tuned! I took it to Grenada today, and they were great to deal with. They tuned my bow ( no charge) and threw in some other stuff for me. Also, let me shoot my bow in the back and made sure I was happy before I left (and I did not even buy the bow from them ) Too many places want to just "sale" a bow these days without actually assisting customers...I was sold on Lakeway Archery-Awesome guys to deal with...thats where I will be buying my stuff from now on even if I do have to drive 80 miles! I am going to learn how to tune my own bow this year if I can----I been bow hunting half my life and never learned how to tune one, but I plan on it this year!

Re: Arrow Rest Question

Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 3:14 pm
by SHAG
Hey trigger, I put a QAD on my FX last year and love it. If you want a hand in tuning holler at me.