whisker bisquit

[Elkn]

My cousin had a whisker bisquit on his bow this fall when he came out hunting with me. It looked like it would be the thing to have to keep the arrows on the rest without worrying about them falling off. I talked to the owner of our archery shop and he said people have trouble getting good groups with them. Does anyone have any experience with this. If so, what have you found? Elkn

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[CG]

I have noticed very little difference in the groups between the WB and my Bodoodle Pro-lite.....The WB is capable of shooting VERY well.

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[IL-Cornfed]

I looked into a containment rest recently and after chatting with several WB shooters and some shop owners I choose the GKF Shoot Out. This rest starts where the WB stops. Advantages are NO worn fletching, NO loss of speed, and you DO NOT have to load from front, PLUS you DO NOT have to modify!!! Granted you could CUT the top out of the WB, but something about having to "modify" a rest right out of the package I didn't like. Another modification all WB owners were telling me was to trim the whiskers to "thin them out". I said no thanks to the headaches. The Shoot Out is awesome. It can be adjusted to load from top or side, it's simple to adjust and extremely quiet. A rock solid rest for the bowhunter!!! Read my post on the Bowhunting Equipment Review forum for more.

[BOWFANATIC]

I used a NAP Quicktune , NAP 2000 Dropaway , and a whisker biscuit for our 3d leagues this year and had NO difference in groups.

I've had the same fletchings on all year and still have NO need to refletch any of my arrows.

I dont see NO problems loading the arrow through the front of the biscuit.

Last but not least , the Whisker Biscuit needs ZERO modifications.
Modifications are a personal preference , some trim the biscuit for a few fps (dont see the need) and some cut a notch for top loading(again I dont see the need).
I suggest the deluxe Whisker Biscuit to anyone interested in the biscuit. The deluxe has the best adjustments and for $50 you cant go wrong. I also suggest using fletchings with the biscuit instead of vanes.

As far as the GKF shoot thru starting where the WB left off<img src=icon_smile_question.gif border=0 align=middle>
The GKF has one flaw that the WB eliminated by virtue of all fletchings contacting at the same time. The GKF looks like a good rest but your right back in the same boat as the regular style (TM hunter) rests when it comes to single (maybe even double) fletching contact. JMO

Edited by - bowfanatic on 11/05/2002 02:58:28

[5 shot]

With some of the problems I had this year with two differnt arrow rests I am revisiting the WB once again. I will be working on some differnt fletchings configurations and styles. I think feathers give best broadhead flight with most setups, but I feel the WB is best used with vanes. I agree the &quot;deluxe&quot; version is going to be the way to go. So far the little &quot;toying&quot; around I have done has been very promising.

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[smokyghost]

I use the wb and havent had any problems with groups. What I dont understand is why u load from front. I usually insert arrow broadhead first and then nock.

[Jim Pruitte]

I have to agree with Il-Cornfed. With the Shootout rest you can load the arrow on the rest just like any other rest. Either from the side or top... you choose. Just think about the additional movement you won't have to make while trying to be still in the tree stand.

I also like the fact that I can get complete fletching clearence.
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[notavegetarian]

I use a WB rest and get great groups. You're really making a tradeoff when you shoot a WB vs. say a MZE.

The WB works beautifully for keeping you're arrow on the rest (no matter what) but really slows down you're arrow and is hell on the vanes.

For my money I'll go with a fall away rest next time. You can do just about everything with an MZE but turn it upside down as far as keeping the arrow on the rest.

Groups improve, I think even if you're already a good shooter you will be a better shooter with a fall away rest, especially at longer distances if you have a tendency to torque your wrist.

Faster arrow speed and your fletching job will last much, much, much longer.

Only draw back is more moving parts = 1 more thing that can go wrong. Thats something I can live with myself. Sort of like having power windows in your car is one more thing to go wrong but it beats the heck out of swerving over into trafic to hand crank your rear passenger window to let a bee out of the car at 65 (I'm allergic to bees).

Of course to each his own. Just my $.02 worth.

Kirk
The car thing was the only analogy I could think of!