Of being Non-Trad? Just curious. I am setting my longbow up with a rest..and not even a stick on, I drilled out the riser and am using a NAP Centerrest Flipper. Its not shot center though...

Whatchya think??

Ernie

PS....man alive am I getting beautiful arrow flight!

ewwww, its of the rest for me

Don't know, but I hope you like it.  Putting a hole through the riser reduces its resale by about 50% or more.

I actually am a bowyer Orion and this is my personal bow that quite possibly will never be sold...but maybe...
Thanks for the heads up though!

And yeah, so far I do like...but that sure doesn't mean I will in a month!!!

Weeeeooooo... Weeeeoooo...Weeeoooooo!!!!! Sir please pull over.. this is the trad police... you have the right to remain silent!  

Like They Used To Say "Back In The Day"  "If It FEELS GOOD DO IT!!"

yeah--if it works for ya, do it. Rests were being used WAYYYYY back when. Well some of the dinosaurs on here will be able to tell ya more.

J

BUT I still like my shelf! LOL -- it works for me

Funny Arwin!!

If it helps you shoot better use it.I would use a rest and plunger if it was legal at the 3D shoots I go to.

Ernie, next your gonna tell mr you are using vanes! LOL!  

I think you are guilty....

Guilty of worrying too much!!!!!!!

I would love to see a picture of this. Seriously.

I'm with Terry, do what you want, try what you want. If it works good for you then who cares what someone else thinks!

I agree with the others do what feels good. And i also would like to see a pic

April Fools Day is still seven weeks away.

As in,
"I'm thinking of drilling a hole in the riser of my longbow for the purpose of installing a rest...APRIL FOOLS!"                      

Have at it - enjoy, that's the name of the game!  What the heck is trad anyway????  As alluded to by J-dog, trad before compounds was non-combative.  Sites, plungers, rests, etc. were all accepted.  The current trend to narrow the definition of what traditional archery was before compounds bewilders me sometimes.

to try to look at the physical implications of this...

the flipper rests I've seen would raise the arrow height at the "shelf" by about 1/8" to 3/16"... I know that some folks are quite concerned about tiller, particularly of the lower limb.   Some are concerned about special tillering of the lower limb to accomodate 3 under shooting vs. split.  

So, my question would be how much effect would putting a somewhat raised arrow support have on the bow, in terms of changing that tiller?

As far as the "is it trad" issue goes, these flipper rests were almost standard way back when, on recurves.   For myself, I shoot for fun and don't score, so it wouldn't be an issue, though I guess it would look funny on my Hills :^)

Dick in Seattle

Let me guess: Now that the hunting season is over, all these brain cells, accustomed to work overtime with daily shooting practice, have asked YOU to think of something for them to do, heh?    :eek:  
Like Terry said.   :D

I make elevated rests for all my bows from leather including my longbows, get great arrow flight, shot from the shelf for along time and got great flight also but get it more consistently w/the rests. I shoot instinctive/split vision I think and cant my bow to about 2 oclock or better depending on the shot but never shoot with a vertical bow.

Now Ernie are you SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURE you want to get in the habit of punching holes in those sparkly bows you build? DANG! But what the heck, lets us know what you think of it after some experimenting.


You going to have a booth at the MBA convention?