Patent ID: 7963279

Claim:
A drop-away arrow rest for supporting a shaft of a projectile prior to a launch of the projectile, the drop-away arrow rest comprising: an arrow holder operable between a launch position and a plurality of support positions, in each of the support positions the arrow holder maintaining the shaft in a loaded condition, in the launch position the arrow holder releasing the shaft from the loaded condition; a lock in combination with the arrow holder, wherein the lock engages when the arrow holder moves from a first of the support positions to a second of the support positions at less than a launch velocity, wherein the second of the support positions is between the first of the support positions and the launch position; and a support force operating on the lock to engage the lock when the arrow holder moves from the first of the support positions to the second of the support positions at the less than the launch velocity, wherein the arrow holder moves from the first of the support positions to the launch position at the launch velocity which is great enough to overcome the support force.