I've always been plagued by arrow flight problems. It seems that no matter what I end up with nock high arrow flight. After reading a thread here about the Wensel brothers and the old Bear Weather rest I decided to give it a try. Long story short, now all my bows have the weather rest. Today I was trying to tune some carbon arrows to my B.W. MAII. I just couldn't cure the arrow flight problems. Then I remembered that I had one weather rest left stuck in my tackle box. Problem solved except now I need to order some more.
Good Shooting
Ross
I keep Bear Weather Rests around as well. They really do help with some tuning problems. I remember growing up that most of the bows the hunters used either had a weather rest or a flipper rest. Did not seem to be that many people shooting off the shelf.
I used them for years with trouble free results and yes they do help with arrow flight.
I wish this forum would have been available when I was starting out. I would have saved a ton of money and frustration.
Man I have to agree with you Widow's Son, If I would have find out earlier.... I would have saved a lot to!!
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whoops, double post.
I think I have a bunch of them or someone elses about the same type , maybe have to give them a try... I bet there are prob 50 laying about in my mess...LOL...
I think I have a bunch of them or someone elses about the same type , maybe have to give them a try... I bet there are prob 50 laying about in my mess...LOL...
Nice wood David! Dang that's perty stuff.
Back when I shot recurves and even the old style compounds of my youth I used the Bear Weather rest, they do work great!
Every year for the short 3 years i have been doing this i have tried to shoot my recurve off of the shelf only to go back to a weather rest. it's the only way i can get good arrow flight when bareshafting. love em.
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WOW, David
That is Looker of a riser!
I recall a lot of Weather Rests on Bears; but I also recall a lot of Hoyt and Neet rests on other makes.
(http://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu178/ryanderlago/P1000320.jpg)I've always been a real stickler for flight, and after trying a weather rest out of curiosity will likely not shoot off the shelf again. Not only can I get perfect flight out of a wider range of arrows but my mistakes in shooting are less evident.
I have always used one on my Quinn recurve. Awesome rest, but it does not look nearly as nice as the other two bows posted in this thread. Those are beautiful! :thumbsup:
My Dad used them on his bows forever.
Any effect on tiller by using an elevated rest? Ryan I know you shoot 3 under, does it make a bow quieter because you're moving the nock point up?
Mike, I've talked to a couple of bowyers who say that some people place too much emphasis on tillering...who knows? I know for me that I can get an arrow to tune on any bow regardless of rest or not. In terms of quietness, shooting 3 under and raising the nock point due to a rest now puts my fingers closer to centre of the string. It may in fact be a factor in quietness. I also think that having less contact due to using a rest is the bigger factor.
Apparently looks can kill....lol
Nice looking bow..... sweeeeet!!
God bless,Mudd
Not a weather rest but accomplishes the same thing I believe. Less contact with arrow shelf while staying close to the hand makes it easy to tune.
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Trap
I think the biggest advantage to using a weather rest is that you can use plastic vanes in foul weather......
"weather rest".... Hmmmm.... kinda makes you wonder where that name came from eh?
Forgive my ignorance because I've never tried one before but this has kind of peaked my interest a little...
When setting your nock point do you do it from the plane of the rest or from the shelf?
If setting it from the rest plane, does it mess with your natural anchor or do you learn to adjust?
Are they adhesive backed? Is there a rule of thumb for applying them? Center of riser? A certain distance above the shelf?
Trap - what type of rest is that?
I just googled it and answered a few of my own questions ... sorry.
Re that Bear Weather Rest, is it noisy in cold weather when you drag your arrow across it?
Chuck, moleskin is your friend...
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Makes them deadly silent.
The Weatherests are really stiff. I've come to like the Hoyt Pro or Super Hunter much more. Can't remember the name exactly but they are inexpensive too.
Hey Steve - thanks. That picture answers a lot of my questions. I just read Ryan's earlier response about tiller concerns as well. I hope that applies to split finger shooters as well.
I should actually read through a whole thread before asking stupid questions. :rolleyes: :)
Chuck, don't worry about any of that...
If you do a search with "elevated rest" in subject only, you will come up with a lot of good stuff.
Chuck...I also place mine just above the deepest part of the grip or wherever the middle pivot point of the riser would be if you were to torque the bow. We have lots of messin' around to do with bows come spring.....can't wait to shoot that new beauty of yours?..Ry
I'm with "Steve o" switched from the Weather rest to the Hoyt Super Rest, not as stiff, and not as thick so you can get them closer to center. They look flimsy, but seem to last. Have had one on my S-Tip since May, and with some Moleskin over it is nice and quiet.
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Chuck...I also place mine just above the deepest part of the grip or wherever the middle pivot point of the riser would be if you were to torque the bow. We have lots of messin' around to do with bows come spring.....can't wait to shoot that new beauty of yours?..Ry
I'm planning on it but by the time I leave, I hope to become one of your "Bear Whisperer" guys. You and Dave will have to train me. ;)
Thanks for your help. Steve also sent me a link to that rest he uses. Thanks!
I just took one off of a new to me bow, I did not have the results your getting, I found it to be very noisy and with poor arrow flight. I did what Trap did, a feather rest and it quieted down the bow and I am shooting lighter arrows. Just goes to show why there is so many different archery products.
Good luck with it.