New Arrow Rest

[eagle rider]

The old adage, if it ain't broke don't fix it.  Well I'm a bone head.  My Bear Strike was shooting high 260's with a 450 grain arrow.  I was using a Whisker Biisquet on it.  A frined out west suggestsed that I can get another 10 or 12 FPS going to a fall away type rest.  I bought the NAP Appache on sale at the local Dicks Sporting Goods.  So when I was inatslling it I had the bow drawn to check the length of the rope to the bus cable..... yup you guessed it, I was about 1/3 of the way drawn when the bow dry fired.  It doesn't seem to have broke, I haven't had a chance to shoot it yet.  Anyway,..... does anyone use the fall away style rests?

[G-Man]

I use a fallaway and like it tremendously. I do not have a problem with my arrow falling off the rest(the main reason to get a whisker biscut). I have friends that use a whisker and it does wear especially if you shoot a lot. The fall away doesnt wear nearly as fast as  my old flipper fingers(tm hunter) so replacing the shrink tube hasn't been an issue as of yet. And best of all when i finially got it tuned it i did increase my accuracy although by a minimal amount.

[Fantail]

Trophey Taker Pronghorn - it's been great!

[eagle rider]

Thanks guys, what do you think of my little mishap with the short dryfire.  Should I be freaking out?

[G-Man]

I had a friend dryfire his martin bow 4x in a 2 week span 3-d shooting, no ill effects but he did have it checked to be sure.

[eagle rider]

I think I should.  Thanks G-Man

[fasteddie]

I have a Trophy Ridge Drop Zone on one bow and a G5 Expert on another . I went to the drop away rests so I could shoot Quik Spin vanes . The WB makes a difference of 2-3 fps according to my chrono . 2-3 fps is nothing !

[eagle rider]

Thanks, I might regret this yet,.... too soon to tell.  Just llike hunting with bolt action rifles, I'm a big fan of the keep it simple plan.....  The WB was simple.

[MuzzyLoader]

Ripcord Baby... Ripcord!

I've never had a problem with it and I shoot league, 3-D, basement, and backyard.  Regarding the dry fire - get your bow checked at a reliable shop for hairline cracks in the limbs.

[virgil]

Dumb question- why is a dryfire such a concern?

[G-Man]

Dryfire will put the energy that was supose to be put into an arrow into the bow itsself. This can cause broken string strands/limb damage(cracks) damage to limb pockets. next time you draw back you bow limbs may explode,string break,ect. the worse that will happen will be impalment by limb pieces or by the arrow itself  as it will be knocked off and do a myrad of different things, string may whip and take out an eye or cut the face,arm, just a few worse case examples, none of them good.

[Doewhacker]

Thanks, I might regret this yet,.... too soon to tell.  Just llike hunting with bolt action rifles, I'm a big fan of the keep it simple plan.....  The WB was simple.

You can always switch it back if you don't like it, plenty of time before season to work the kinks out. I shot a WB and love it and will not switch.

eddie, why couldn't you use the quick spins with the WB?    just wondering...

[fasteddie]

eddie, why couldn't you use the quick spins with the WB?    just wondering...

The Quik Spins have little tabs on the vane that would drag on the WB .

I had tried a QAD Ultra awwow rest on two different . Neither myself or the shop guy could get good enough clearance with it . It is similar to the RipCord Rest .

[fasteddie]

Dumb question- why is a dryfire such a concern?

Many of the shops avoid Dry Fires by putting ty-wraps or other devices on the strings . This keeps folks from picking up a bow , drawing it back and having a Dry Fire .

[eagle rider]

Yeah, I'm not happy and although the string only snapped the last few inches of the draw, the snap sound was really unpleaseant.  I hope it will be okay long term.

[G-Man]

At least it wasn't a full draw dryfire... odds are you'll be fine

[eagle rider]

Thanks G-man.  I shot it yesterday and papertuned it.  It seems to be fine and its punching bullet holes in the paper.  It just scared the devil out of me!!!!!!!  The difference in speed it 5 fps.  All that for so little....... 

[G-Man]

Well you can use a hard helical flech now as well.....

[eagle rider]

hahaha.