PoisonSnake Tip of the Week (Week 7)

[PoisonSnake]

Let's talk arrow rests. Yes, I know the newest and greatest rests are supposedly fall-aways. But, for reliability, ease of set-up, and tuning, it is hard to beat the whisker biscuit. One can have your bow shooting bullet holes in less than 10 shots with this rest. Sure, some will say it is harsh on vanes or feathers. But, I have been shooting feathers through mine for years. There will be some wear, but like any other arrow, you just refletch them. Also, feathers are so forgiving, you see very little error in arrow placement even when shooting a messed-up feathered shaft. That is not so much the case for vanes. But, my point is that the argument of not being able to shoot vanes or feathers through a biscuit does not hold water.

I've tried two fall-aways. They stayed on my bow less than a day each time. I do not see myself every shooting another arrow rest other that the Whisker Biscuit. And, there you have it.

[SAMCRO]

Snake is almost correct here. WB is indeed the best choice for a bowhunter's rig. There's no reason not to shoot one, and they end up just being correct with less margin for errors than other types of rests. That's not to say that more experienced shooters can't use fall-away rests, it's just that there's not a reason to do so.

However, shooting feathers through them is just plain ignorant. Sure, feathers are forgiving, but having to check feathers for wear negates some of the postives of the WB.

WB's are made for Blazers, and Blazers show zero wear when shot through a biscuit.

As usual, Snake is almost right. I'll give him credit for that.

[PoisonSnake]

SAMCRO: You don't have to check them for wear. They do wear. You just live with it and your arrows still shoot fantastic.

But, feathers wear on all rests except for a fall-away. I have been shooting them since I was 10 when shooting off of the shelf. Then, went to the Tiger-Tuff prong style rest, and they too wore the feathers. But, I'll take that for sure knowing how forgiving they are.

[SAMCRO]

Forgiving, huh? How much testing have you done regarding high-speed stablization and feathers? There are some who say there isn't a better material to use in stablization of broadheads. There are trade-offs, however, that make them not make the cut for my equipment. I understand why you use them, however.

[Warmouth]

I went from a couple of different TM-Hunter prong style rests to a WB. I shoot blazers on my practice arrows and feathers on hunting arrows.

The WB is the best hunting rest there is.

[PoisonSnake]

Forgiving, huh? How much testing have you done regarding high-speed stablization and feathers? There are some who say there isn't a better material to use in stablization of broadheads. There are trade-offs, however, that make them not make the cut for my equipment. I understand why you use them, however.

None. But, I've shot feathers for 32 years. And..., in my experience in trying each vanes and feathers, I get better arrow flight with feathers hands-down when shooting only field points. I've tried vanes (not blazers or the newer ones but 4 or 5" vanes) 3 or 4 times throughout the years. Have always gone back to feathers. Even a wet feather flies sufficient to kill a deer. I whacked 5 deer in the same year with the same arrow back in the 90s. Wash the feathers off, whip the water off and throw it back in the quiver. Convinced I would have gotten 7 and the shoulder shot not have broken my arrow on the fifth one.

From age 10 to 23, I was shooting off of the shelf using an old Hoyt rest. I figure I shot more arrows between the ages of 10 and 18 than I have the rest of my entire life. My buddy and his dad did a lot of refletching for us. I shot that Tiger Tuff rest for years up and until I bought that PSE Nitro. Really and truly, I think I got about the same amount of fletching wear with all 3.

[lonepine]

its not bad, not the best. I still think I'll stick with the centerfire arrowrest. no drag and you can shoot vanes or feathers.

[PoisonSnake]

Well, it is a pretty painless arrow rest for a guy like me that doesn't care much for change.