Levitating arrow rest

Bowshopper · 08-15-2005, 02:36 PM

http://www.air-rest.com/home.htm Hope this link works.

bigbulls · 08-15-2005, 08:45 PM

You know when something like this comes along you feel like shooting yourself in the foot for not thinking of it first.[:@]

Full containment and no contact with the arrow what so ever. No cords, no linkage, no moving parts, nothing there to fail at all. Dang that is a friggin awesome idea. Duuuuuh!

Dairy King · 08-15-2005, 08:59 PM

I seen this too. One question that immediately came to mind was, does the arrow stay perfectly still, or does it move it around while at full draw? I would think it would kinda float around, but who knows.

Another question though, did a bomb go off when he shot in the video or what? [:-]

zac76156 · 08-15-2005, 09:15 PM

Yeah, that bow sounded more like a boulder hitting the bottom of a deep well...

DaveC · 08-15-2005, 10:09 PM

Eeeewww, that video was annoying- kinda creepy.

That gadget would only work with perfectly level nock travel IMHO.
No arrow guidence after the broadhead leaves the rest area??
Not on my infinity cammed bow[8D].

Bowshopper · 08-16-2005, 06:37 AM

It is amusing to see new ideas at work. I hope someone with a pocket full of cash will buy one and give us a review

bearklr · 08-16-2005, 06:44 AM

I know absolutely nobody will beleive me but I thought of this about 2 years ago when I first started using drop aways but of course never had the motivation or money to go anywhere with it.

PABowhntr · 08-16-2005, 06:47 AM

Interesting idea. I would love to see someone impartial do a test on this one.

Arthur P · 08-16-2005, 08:21 AM

Reading the fine print, you have to have special magnetic inserts for the thing to work and, apparently, they've only got 'em for aluminum arrows. Seems like having a rest only for aluminum in this day and age with the carbon fixation would be a deal killer.

Not to mention, for the inserts to be magnetic, they'd have to contain a good bit of iron or steel. That'd add a good bit of weight to the arrow, also a deal killer for the speed freak contingent.

Did anybody but me notice how beat up the inside of that rest in the video was? There's obviously been a LOT of contact going on inside that booger!

Double Creek · 08-16-2005, 08:58 AM

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Did anybody but me notice how beat up the inside of that rest in the video was? There's obviously been a LOT of contact going on inside that booger

I think that is mole skin he has taped stuck in there. Apparantly there is some drag across the rest while coming to full draw?