Seem to get better flight with my Kodiak Hunter with a flipper rest I just put on yesterday. How many of you hunt with a flipper rest and what are your experiences?
I put one on my martin jaguar after I bought it. I like it. Only problem was had to get used to canting the bow on pull or it will fall off (the arrow) everytime.
I dont cant the jaguar when i shoot it because it seems to shoot better vertical with the raised shelf
Going to use the bow for a fishing rig now so I am not sure how the flipper will work on the fishing rod shafts.
Ken
I've been using flipper rests on recurves for ten years or so -- target, hunting, and bowfishing. They work very well.
I always use a rest on recurves for hunting.Sometimes a local 3d will have silly rules about not useing one but I just shoot a longbow at those shoots.
I used to use one on my first compound. I have been trying to find one locally for some light boys I use with my archery club. I always preferred them to the more rigid plastic rests.
I used the flipper on my compounds,so when I switched to trad archery I used with success the same rest.Very easy to tune a BH and perfect arrow flight.Then I moved from a shelf rest because it is more natural for instintive shooting and less things you can brake bowhunting.Yes sometimes they brake and if you are far away from home it is a problem.Tradional Bowhunting for me means keep the things simple.
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Yes sometimes they brake and if you are far away from home it is a problem.
No problem really. Just peel the old one off and stick a new one on. I always keep a backup with me when I hunt.
I used to use one on the old Hoyt TD that I started with. At that time I shot 3 fingers under. I had no problem what so ever.
I have used them with some success. However, they eventually fail. I have found shooting from the shelf to be easier, more consistent, and worry free.
I just put a Super T-300 rest on my Silvertip. The difference from shooting off the shelf is quite noticeable. I'll be hunting with it this year, and just carry a spare spring arm just in case I break one in the field.
I've been shooting an elevated rest since 1984. far superior arrow flight and have never broken one while hunting , or any other time actually. keep my nock point a 1/2' above 90 and no problems.
on my 'curves ... nearly always .
Ok so what exactly is a flipper rest and how do you adjust nock point when using one?
Been using a flipper rest for many years, no problems, I like wrapping a little moleskin around the flipper arm, makes it really quite
i broke the arm of one once on a bow i was borrowing while hunting. i had to shoot a boar of my knuckle! shelf for me.
I've used the NAP Center rest flipper on different bows for about 12 years.
Never had any problems with them.
I use one on my Titan, and i carry at least one extra with me at all times just in case. I like to shoot vanes so my flipper rest goes well with my arrow setup.
The NAP Center rest flipper is what I use most as well.Never had an issue with any type rest however.Never had one fall off or needed a spare when hunting.Most times it is a job getting a stick-on rest off the bow so really can't see a durability issue with them when useing a hunting type rest.
I'd prefer not to use one. However depending on the bow, if it shoots better with one, then that is the direction I go. FWIW, I use a flipper on three of my recurves (Bob Lee, Rose Oak, Chek Mate)and shhot one off the shelf (Great Plains).
When I bought my first recurve from Paul Schafer he told me he used it and I figured it's about time I didn't learn the hard way- put one on and never looked back, they work great.
I shoot a simple stick on rest on my Habu recurve. The arrow flight is amazing and I can switch back and forth between feathers and vanes without changing the impact point of the arrow. I normally cut the bottom (extra) part of the rest off so that the flipper is as close to the shelf as possible. I set the nock at about 1/2" above 90 degrees when using the rest. I am primarily a hunter but shoot alot of 3d and rests are allowed at the Traditonal Bowhunters of Texas shoots so long as they don't have any moving pieces.
Here is what i have been using since 1984. This is a Golden Eagle rubber rest , it is much harder than the Bear weather rest, i therefore cut the bottom 1/3rd of the finger off to make it more flexible and still be durable.I have yet to lose or change one due to wear or hunting conditions. Have fun. (http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x132/recurvehunter_2007/ArrowRest.jpg) This is on a Schafer Silvertip.
I shoot a flipper rest on one of my dalaas.
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Years ago I used a Flipper in conjunction with a Berger button(cushion plunger) on my Kittredge recurve. Worked great...Also used a rest on a Jack Howard Jet...
I now shoot off the shelf because they are more radius and offer less arrow contact. I wouldn't hesitate to go back to a flipper type rest if the urge hits me again.
I seem to recall Sam Fadala testing for Bow and Arrow Magazine ages ago and he said he generally gained about 10 fps by using a flipper rest rather than shooting off the shelf. Anyone ever test the difference?
I use a Bear weatherrest on my Bob Lee Classic recurve. I shoot my Schwister longbow off the shelf. I don't see myself shooting a wide shelf recurve again without some sort of flipper rest. The difference in arrow flight was remarkable. Steve
acolobowhnter here on tradgang lives just south in colorado. He shoots a fliper rest on a Stumbo. I will say this if you are going to out shoot him at a 3D event you better get up on the right side of the bed well rested with your head in the game. He shoots with one very well.
I have seen a few fps diffence depending on the shelf material but never as much as 10.That might be the case if shooting one of the old recurves with huge flat shelves that were built to use rest anyway. :confused:
I don't use them for extra speed however.I use them for better more consistant arrow flight and easy tuneing with the adjustable ones like the Centerrest or when used with a plunger.As everything with hunting I try and get the most forgiving setup as possible and a rest does that for me.
Hey Randy is being very generous with the compliments. However, I have shot with a flipper rest of over 30 years. I really saw a big improvment in my arrow flight using them.
Now if I could find another one. I just changed my rest after probably 2-3 years of use. I try and keep and extra, but they don't make this one any more.
If anyone has the wire type with the plastic tube on it I will buy it. The adhesive part that goes on the bow, looks like a upside down funnel. I don't rely on tha adhesive, but use some contact cement as well.
Thanks again Randy, but you are just as good a shooter as I am.
If anyone has any of these rests, please send me a note.
Thanks,
I used to use them back in the 70's, but after having 2 break on me I went back to the shelf. Murphy's law seems to follow me.
I use the Centerest flipper on my Gamemaster. Talk about perfect flight, my bare shafts fly like they have fletching. If it's raining I can also shoot vanes. I also carry a spare flipper head in my pack but I have never needed it.
Just works for me.....
I also use the Para brush rest on some of my bows , Slick , quiet & durable. They also never seem to wear out. (http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x132/recurvehunter_2007/kwykstykquiver-1.jpg) :thumbsup:
I use one on my Reflex Nomad. Like Desert said, tack driving flight. 5" vanes almost shoot better than feathers.........almost LOL. IMO hard to keep quiet though.
I started off using Hoyt flipper rest back in the mid 60's and most of the people I hunted and shot field rounds with used them also. Now that I'm getting back into recurves again I put a Pro Hoyt flipper rest back on. Never had one fail.
I just started using one and I'm very impressed with the great arrow flight. My buddy Steve O. hooked me up. I'll be in Alaska this year and expect to encounter a lot of rain. So we are looking to shoot vanes off the rest so we won't have to worry about wet feathers.
As far as the stick on flipper goes. Are you guys shooting the flipper with the stationary arm, or the arm that moves with the wire and clear coating on it? Never tried one but just might try one on a recurve I have.
Justin,
here is a like to one type of flipper rest. They may vary in design but all do the same thing. Provide better arrow clearance that shooting off the shelf, at least that is what some folks think.
http://www.newarchery.com/products/2-21/arrow-rests/centerest-flipper.html