Drop away rest???

Aloha All,

I have a question regarding drop away rests. Is it better to have the cable attached to your bow string by serving it into the string or tying it on? I've always had them served into the string, but read recently that it might be better to tie them on using a half hitch not, then a square not at the end. I just bought a new G5 rest and want to do it myself if possible (no bow press). If tying them on, what is the preferred knot? Any recommendations/comments?

thanks,
Hunter Steve

Hunter Steve, I am on my 5th bow and this is the second with a drop away rest. The first was tied on using the same not that is used to tie on the d-loop for your a release. that lasted four years and never had a problem. When I bought this new Matthews I set this bow up myself and tied the drop away on my self using half of the not I used to tie on the d-loop. Then I put a drop if shoe goo and let it soak into the string. It wont even think about coming off now.

May the force be with you.


Cal

Both my last drop away (Ripcord) and my current (QAD Ultra Rest Hunter) used adjustable clamps to connect with the string. Once everything settles in where I want it, I then serve the tag end to the string with some dental floss.

Howzit Hunter Steve?
I've been shooting archery since the 70s, using drop away rests since mid 90s when they first came out (except on my recurves). but for drop aways I have only used the internal intertia triggered kinds that do not use a string mechanism to activate the drop away. I figured the less crap attached the better, and I love the Trap door fall way so much I bought 4 of them. Tons of guys loving the G5 and other string activated ones, I think you will love yours. I tried to avoid strings, however, I do have other bells and whistles attached to my string. kisser button, zero peep site and I also use an arrow holder that keeps my arrow on the rest until full draw and it uses a string attachment- this mechanism is attached by a string to the upward cable just like the drop away rests are attached to a cable or draw string. I tie that activation string to the upward cable with a clove hitch, trim and burn the end then use fine serving thread to wrap over it for insurance, and after that I then crimp a nocking crimp over that, and apply one sparse drop of 5 minute epoxy. That bugga is not coming off and will last the lifetime of the string.
Basically, like you know, there's many ways you can attach that string- whatever makes you feel confident it won't someday slip on you when it counts the most is best. Controlling murphy's law as much as you can..... serving it into the strands of your draw string might actually make it the most secure, your idea to do that sounds really good to me, but I never tried it. Like other guys said, I like the idea of touching it up afterwards with a dab of shoe goo, epoxy or super glue for added insurance, but make sure it is exactly where you want it first, and also consider if the draw string stretches over time (it will if not a Winners Choice prestretched string) then the attachment point might creep and then not allow the drop away to activate to it's ideal extreme range of motion, if you know what I mean. So it might not be best to make the attachment point permanent if the length of pull will change slightly over time, then you could go back and change it later if you had to, or make it permanent and just restring your bow at that point.
there's my 2 cents worth....
Good luck, and Merry Christmas.
AK Andy