Alright here is the dealio, I have an older model Bear Kodiak and have been shooting it for a little while and love shooting it. It has a elevated rest that was on it when I got it. It is like a little bunch of bristles. I just got some new arrows for it and really want to tune it correctly and am not sure if I wanna continue to shoot off of it or remove it and shoot off the shelf.

Just looking for a little insight on your opinions. The new arrows are Easton Super Slim A/C/C arrows if that helps.

Thanks in advance,

Slinging aka Brian

Shooting off the shelf or from the elevated rest is a personal choice for me,I prefer shooting off the shelf.But some will prefer the elevated rest.You have Super Slim A/C/C arrows but what spine are they 340,400 or 500? What is your draw weight on the bow and your draw length?

They are 500's haven't got them yet they are on there way and shooting probably around 49-51# @29.5

You didnt mention but if the eastons have feathers or vanes?
Vanes dont work too well off the shelf.

Look at the shelf to see if it is rounded (radiused) or flat.  Most older bears are flat.  You can shoot off a flat shelf but a radius shelf is better because of the limited contact.  I like off the shelf because it removes one more thing that can fall off or fail in the field.  And as huntin_sparty says you have to shoot feathers off the shelf.  With a rest it doesn't matter as much.  

Good luck!

They will have feathers. I am planning on chopping some turkey feathers I collected over this past season with the 3 Rivers Little Chopper with the Low Profile Bananas.

Last I looked at it the shelf does look somewhat on the flat side. Is there anyway that you can build it up a little bit?

You can put a match stick under the rest to bring it up to a point.  Another option is to round it with a rasp and then refinish it.  This is a bigger step but one that would be fun to try.  I place match sticks under my rest & plate but haven't modified my bows.  They have been rounded so I haven't had to.

I picked up a Super K awhile back for a backup bow.It had a stick on flipper rest on it when I got it so I just left it on at first.When I shot it I always seemed to shoot left.It is 50# bow which I draw 27.5 and I was shooting 35/55 GT's.One day I decided to take the rest off and shoot off the shelf and bingo,it shot right where I was looking.So don't be afraid to try both to see which one works best for your setup.Good luck.