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Title: Arrow Rests...
Post by: Shredd on November 15, 2021, 09:37:10 AM
What's your opinion on arrow rests and strike plates??  Do you like to use something solid such as leather or something cushy such as fur, feather or velcro, and why.??  Or does it really matter??
Title: Re: Arrow Rests...
Post by: Pat B on November 15, 2021, 09:47:01 AM
The arrow rest only holds the arrow until release. Once the arrow has been released it should not touch the bow anywhere or in any way. I use materials that are quiet as the bow is drawn.
Title: Re: Arrow Rests...
Post by: Appalachian Hillbilly on November 15, 2021, 12:35:41 PM
Personally the rest should aesthetically match the bow. Not a fan of the way velcro looks. I have some nice calf hair on hides that I use to trim shelf and sideplate pieces. Have several color variations.

I think I have hair type rests on all but one bow.
Title: Re: Arrow Rests...
Post by: KenH on November 15, 2021, 04:13:06 PM
My bows do not have rests... I shoot off the hand, same way I did more than 60 years ago when I got started.  My bows do have strike plates -- usually a piece of horn or shell set into the handle. 
Title: Re: Arrow Rests...
Post by: Flem on November 15, 2021, 04:33:28 PM
I shoot off the wood. I think most buyers want a little cush on two sides
Title: Re: Arrow Rests...
Post by: Roy from Pa on November 15, 2021, 04:43:01 PM
On my BBO bows I use tanned deer hide.

On my glass bows I use a plunger button and a spring loaded metal rest or a leather rest, depends on the bow..
Title: Re: Arrow Rests...
Post by: wood carver 2 on November 15, 2021, 06:28:49 PM
I like to use seal skin. It’s super slick and cushions enough to keep an arrow from bumping against the riser.
Dave.
Title: Re: Arrow Rests...
Post by: Pat B on November 15, 2021, 11:16:03 PM
Ken, this is the rest that most of my bows get. Thanks to Mickie Lotz for this little piece of archery genius. The Ferret's Floppy Rest.
(https://i.imgur.com/yVSs5vW.jpg)
Title: Re: Arrow Rests...
Post by: Eric Krewson on November 20, 2021, 09:28:15 AM
I like arrow rests, they fit on the kind of style bow I make.

Title: Re: Arrow Rests...
Post by: Eric Krewson on November 20, 2021, 09:30:11 AM
I like to hide them under the leather, no lumps sticking out.

Title: Re: Arrow Rests...
Post by: Flem on November 20, 2021, 11:02:05 AM
Thats a nice add on :thumbsup: Fits perfectly into the web of your hand. With the leather wrap, it does not look like a carbuncle stuck on the side of the bow.
Title: Re: Arrow Rests...
Post by: Shredd on November 20, 2021, 01:21:25 PM
  Cool stuff guys... Thanks for your opinions...

  After posting the same question on multiple FB groups and considering my own experience...  The arrow rest does not seem to be such a big deal...  As long as your arrow is not bouncing off of it (which it should not) you are good to go with anything you want to use... I just used what I been using...  I use some tanned cowhide...  However I think if you have a little softer strike plate it may help to act like a plunger and help with consistency...  I got an idea from a FB person...  For the strike plate I took some tanned goat skin about .035" and cut a thin strip of about .025" and glued it to the back of the strike plate... Now I have a raised vertical line on my strike plate that the arrow has minimal contact and it also has a little more give to it...
   Seems to be working fine...  Now it's all about Practice, Practice, Practice....

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Title: Re: Arrow Rests...
Post by: Mad Max on November 20, 2021, 01:52:31 PM
Nice Rich :thumbsup:
I just pick up a piece of pig or deer leather at the Tn. Classic every now and then Red, Black and Tan colors :thumbsup: