Neil from Bear Paw Bows suggested i put a elevated rest on my bow he is making.Im new to all this and my Dwyer Dauntless doesnt have one and i shoot it pretty good.Neil told me i could shoot vanes or feathers and it was easier to tune, and it makes a better HUNTING bow.Anybody else shoot a rest on there bow, thanks.

fwiw, here's my opinions on recurves and rests ...

for all my freestyle target recurves, i would ONLY use an elevated rest.

for all my barebow hunting recurves, it's GOT to be a 'riser rest' - that is, any rest that allows the shaft to lay as close to my bow hand as possible.

ymmv!

I do not but shoot feathers off the shelf and like the arrow to be closer to my hand.  Feathers seem to me more forgiving,function well, look nice and seem right for wooden arrows.

If it's raining so hard they become waterlogged I go back home and have a beer.

I like to use an elevated rest on my recurves.   Rest like the Hoyt Super rest raise the arrow only about 1/4" above the bow shelf.  Hardly enough to notice.

Try the rest, you will like it. I have 2 Schafer and 2 of Neils LBs, all have a Bear weather rest. I prefer to shoot aluminum and carbons, yes feathers look good, vanes are weather proof and you can get 5 to 6 times the amount of vanes for the same cost as a dozen feathers. Put the rest on and shoot with it. You can always drop back to the shelf.

It doesn't make sense for a longbow (real longbow) since there isn't much room anyway.  I like them for recurves and have been using them for 43 years 8^).  You can still shoot the bow instinctive-style, even cant the bow with no effect on sight picture and impact.  Here's one on my '66 Kodiak.

I think elevated rests are ugly.

I not sure if it makes a differance if its ugly or not, but I think when guys like Barry Wensel and Paul Schafer use or used stick on rests there was a reason for it. They work well !!!

im getting the 3 piece longbow with snake skins

I've used a Neet Pro Rest (an exact copy of the old Hoyt Pro rest) on my Hoyt PMH for years. Perfect arrow flight.

Your brain will quicky compensate for the rest. No problems at all.

John III

Hey Mike your right the vanes would be guiter and these south alabama deer are guick.I THINK I will try it i can always just take it off. Man i love this site because i just havent met anyone around here that has the same passion about trad gear. I really appreciate the feedback.

I use an elevated rest on some of my recurves. If I was you I'd give it a try. You'll find you can get excellent arrow flight and it should be a bit easier to tune. I think "getting the arrow down close to the bow hand" is overblown. You'll still anchor in the same spot.

If you think it looks ugly, try a feather rest! I like to use them on my older curves. I think they look classy.

I have a feather rest on a Bear Grizzly and a flipper rest on my Titan, I like an elevated rest. I'm going to make up some arrows with vanes for the rainy days.

Some of my bows shoot good off of the shelf and some don't. Those that don't get elevated rests and the work great. I don't use them unless the bow needs them.

QuoteOriginally posted by Hatrick:
I use an elevated rest on some of my recurves. If I was you I'd give it a try. You'll find you can get excellent arrow flight and it should be a bit easier to tune. I think "getting the arrow down close to the bow hand" is overblown. You'll still anchor in the same spot.

If you think it looks ugly, try a feather rest! I like to use them on my older curves. I think they look classy.

Can you use a feather rest with vanes? What do they look like and where can you find them?

I've been thinking of using a rest because in my town NO shop deals with trad archery......period. I went to have some feathers put on some 2016's and they wouldn't do it. I would like to be able to buy arrows and shoot.

I use a bear weather rest on my Quinn Stallion and I'm going to put one on my Ben Pearson Hunter that I basically only use for bowfishing. The Stallion came with a stick on rest, so that's all I've used. I read that it is easier to get good arrow flight shooting with an elevated rest so I figured that might be helpful for a beginner. I would also like to start shooting vanes since they are so much cheaper than feathers.

Well, bad arrow flight is twice as ugly as an elevated rest 8^).  

Yes, you can set up your bow to shoot perfectly off the shelf if that's how you want to do it. I us a shelf on all my longbows.  As far as elevated rests go, they were used before half the folks here were born, so they are very traditional, and very effective.  Don't worry about your neighbors view of your front yard.

fido dog, click on the 3Rivers advertisement banner at the top of this page.  You will find lots of rests, including the feather rest.

Thanks George, found it.

Wouldn't vanes tear it up?

Well I've never tried a feather rest so I can't answer that, but you can adjust the vanes so they clear.  Many years ago....late 70's, I shot vanes from a stick-on rest (Hoyt Pro) and got great arrow flight.