Better Arrow Rest

[Penny_Plinker]

I ordered a whisker biscuit arrow rest to replace a trophy taker rest. The trophy taker has a small fork that has let my arrow slip on two occasions last year during crucial shots. Drawing in the small confines of a blind, the bow gets a little sideways, plus all the excitement and the arrow falls and makes a clinking noise. Hopefully the whisker biscuit will do the trick.

Anyone using one and is there any drawbacks to be aware of?

Penny

[RangerRick]

I've used a TM Hunter shoot thru type rest for the past 25 or so years. It still works so I still use it. The biscuit looks neat, does its characteristics change any in a bad environment like freezing rain/snow stiff/frozen vanes? Looks delicate, how well does it hold up under prolonged use? And the big question, how easy is it to tune?

Rick

[elh]

I have used the whisker biscuit for three years , have not had any problems. I use the one that is a complete circle. Good hunting!

[Penny_Plinker]

Thank you, thank you, i'm glad others have had success with the whisker biscuit. I also talked to a guy who uses one and he said that they work great but will have to be tuned. The arrow has to set straight and level. So i'm going to mark where the arrow sets now and maybe that will make it easier to make it level after installing the whisker biscuit. I prob should have bought it locally, then they would have tuned it. BUT. I didn't buy it locally BECAUSE Every time i go out to that shop it costs an arm and a leg so i just ordered the sight ...that way i have to put it on myself, or my hubby will do it. I get sick and tired of archery being a big money pit. I'm determined not to fall into the trap of upgrading to a better bow every time something new and better comes out. After this sight, i don't anticipate any more expenses. If you buy a gun you can always get your money back out of that gun. But if you buy a bow, they're harder to re-sell and they get outdated almost instantly. My bow was outdated when i bought it new but i didn't realize it at the time.

Whatever bow you have, it doesn't matter how fast it is, it is still going to be much slower than the speed of sound. So a deer can always jump the string. Best to go with a used bow but even then research before you buy.

Penny

[Penny_Plinker]

Whatever bow you have, it doesn't matter how fast it is, it is still going to be much slower than the speed of sound. *So a deer can always jump the string. *

What i'm talking about is the two deer i shot were both hit high in the lung, even though i was aiming lower for the heart. That is because the deer heard the shot, and their first reaction in order to bound away is first they have to squat to gain momentum for take off. So when they reacted by dropping for a leap, my arrow naturally landed high. This year i'm going to try to aim low to begin with and see if i can make a perfect heart shot. Not TOO low. It would always be a mistake to aim out of the hair. I'm only going to aim a little low and i'm almost certain it'll make up for the animal's reaction.

Penny

[Penny_Plinker]

Been seeing a nice 6-pt. I wouldn't mind shooting the 6 point, but if a doe comes along, i'll just shoot it, i don't care THAT much about the 6 point because the males can smell awful strong sometimes.

Penny

[RangerRick]

When tuning your rest I'd suggest you retune the bow first. Shooting archery is kinda like building a wall, you always start at the bottom and work up. Draw length, square rest, tiller adjustment, draw weight, nock, limb deflection and tune to the valley. Then the fine tune by rechecking everything, vane clearance, and the all important paper test to establish correct arrow flight. Oh yeah, might want to tune your broad heads at the same time as the paper test. Repition repition repition. Don't know how familiar you are with tuning but tuning via the paper tear method by reading your vane/nock/broad head tear pattern as it passes through a sheet of newspaper is the best way to make it right. If you don't have this experience I'd be happy to share it with you as it is quite common.

Rick

[huntress4203]

I'm glad you posted about the whisker bisquit Penny. I've wanted to try one on my bow for awhile now. Its now bow season so it'll probably wait now but next year I'll have one. I hate stalking or just walking with my bow and having to hold the arrow on so much or worrying if it'll fall off right before my shot.
My Hoyt is a little outdated (was when I bought it) but I love it. It suits me. I tried quite a few before I bought this one and the first time I picked it up, it felt right.

Glo

[Penny_Plinker]

When tuning your rest I'd suggest you retune the bow first. *Shooting archery is kinda like building a wall, you always start at the bottom and work up. *Draw length, *square rest, tiller adjustment, draw weight, nock, limb deflection and tune to the valley. *Then the fine tune by rechecking everything, vane clearance, *and the all important paper test to establish correct arrow flight. *Oh yeah, might want to tune your broad heads at the same time as the paper test. * Repition repition repition. *Don't know how familiar you are with tuning but tuning via the paper tear method by reading your vane/nock/broad head tear pattern as it passes through a sheet of newspaper is the best way to make it right. *If you don't have this experience I'd be happy to share it with you as it is quite common.

Rick

Thanks Rick. I don't have any experience tuning a bow except for turning the allenhead screws to zero the arrows. Have to get into it and if there's any problems i might have questions for you.

Penny

[Penny_Plinker]

I'm glad you posted about the whisker bisquit Penny. *I've wanted to try one on my bow for awhile now. *Its now bow season so it'll probably wait now but next year I'll have one. *I hate stalking or just walking with my bow and having to hold the arrow on so much or worrying if it'll fall off right before my shot.
*My Hoyt is a little outdated (was when I bought it) but I love it. *It suits me. *I tried quite a few before I bought this one and the first time I picked it up, it felt right.
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* * * * * * * * * * * Glo

Hi Glo!

I'm glad you're thinking of getting one, too, it should be a big help. I don't blame you for not switching right now, since your bow season is already in. It must come in early there, ours doesn't come in till almost the middle of next month.

I've heard good things about Hoyt bows. Mine's a Bowtech Stalker lite. They only sold a couple different brands where i bought it, Bowtech and PSE? Anyway, it feels right too.

Great to hear you're in the woods already and good luck to you this season!

Penny