Whisker biscuit
08-31-2016, 06:39 AM
#11
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: On an Island in Vermont
Posts: 22,605
Holding the arrow is the only plus in my opinion. I would never use one for all the reasons SH outlined. Most of my bow hunting is from stands and my bow is either hanging in front of me on a hanger or sitting on my lap vertically with the stabilizer holding it between my legs. Keeping the arrow on the rest isn't an issue at least with me.
08-31-2016, 01:40 PM
#12
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Pasco, Fl
Posts: 272
Horse pucky! Dun listen to that mess Imshocked. Rock's pulling ya leg 
He knows they are completely retarded and quite possibly the absolute stupidest rest ever conceived from the mind of men. It's a rest that is designed to fail! Bristles wear down and cause change of point of impact, they destroy your fletchings, they cause bad loaded arrow handling habits for when someone smartens up and gets a proper rest, the list goes on and on!
He knows they are completely retarded and quite possibly the absolute stupidest rest ever conceived from the mind of men. It's a rest that is designed to fail! Bristles wear down and cause change of point of impact, they destroy your fletchings, they cause bad loaded arrow handling habits for when someone smartens up and gets a proper rest, the list goes on and on!
08-31-2016, 03:11 PM
#13
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Illinois
Posts: 3,695
What's your definition of breaking the bank is the first question. I went to drop away rests several years ago and have been completely satisfied with the performance of them. BUT I have been into archery for over 60 years and into compound around 25 years and drop aways can be a bit difficult to tune for the beginner. You have to get the right combination of arrow stabilization (arrow on rest long enough) yet dropping away in time for fletch clearance. If you go to a quality archery shop and have them install and tune your rig then you would probably be more than happy. If doing it yourself, being new to archery, you may be taking on a bit of a headache as they are a bit of a bear sometimes to tune in perfectly. In my opinion though, they are a step above all other rests and worth the extra effort to get them perfectly in tune.
08-31-2016, 03:38 PM
#14
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 3,359
How long have you been using the WB and how many of these "cons" have you had problems with?
If not for drop aways I'd hunt with a WB and if it tore up my fletching I'd look into better fletching.
Last edited by rockport; 08-31-2016 at 03:40 PM.
09-01-2016, 04:06 AM
#15
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Pasco, Fl
Posts: 272
ive had the WB on my martin exile since i bought it in 2011 and now that the bristles are startin to wear on the WB ive noticed that when I shoot 40 yards my arrows are now flying lower and more irregular than they used to and I havnt changed anything on the bow. Shooting montecs and easton bloodlines
09-01-2016, 04:08 AM
#16
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Pasco, Fl
Posts: 272
What's your definition of breaking the bank is the first question. I went to drop away rests several years ago and have been completely satisfied with the performance of them. BUT I have been into archery for over 60 years and into compound around 25 years and drop aways can be a bit difficult to tune for the beginner. You have to get the right combination of arrow stabilization (arrow on rest long enough) yet dropping away in time for fletch clearance. If you go to a quality archery shop and have them install and tune your rig then you would probably be more than happy. If doing it yourself, being new to archery, you may be taking on a bit of a headache as they are a bit of a bear sometimes to tune in perfectly. In my opinion though, they are a step above all other rests and worth the extra effort to get them perfectly in tune.
09-01-2016, 04:31 AM
#17
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 3,359
ive had the WB on my martin exile since i bought it in 2011 and now that the bristles are startin to wear on the WB ive noticed that when I shoot 40 yards my arrows are now flying lower and more irregular than they used to and I havnt changed anything on the bow. Shooting montecs and easton bloodlines
Its more than worth it for some people but if you shoot your bow so little that a WB last 5 years your probably not one of those people IMO.
Last edited by rockport; 09-01-2016 at 04:47 AM.
09-01-2016, 06:35 AM
#18
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Illinois
Posts: 3,695
Yeah 100% agree. For a WB to last 5 years you must shoot VERY little. I seriously doubt a WB would last me more than a month if I'm in my normal range of shooting. But I shoot a LOT. It's good exercise and it keeps me sharp for bow season. If I miss an animal, or even worse WOUND an animal, it's 100% my own fault with no excuses that way.
If you want to shoot more then go with a drop away as it will be worth the expense 100%. But if you are going to continue shooting minimal amounts, just go with a replacement bristle insert.
If you want to shoot more then go with a drop away as it will be worth the expense 100%. But if you are going to continue shooting minimal amounts, just go with a replacement bristle insert.
09-01-2016, 10:18 AM
#19
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: WI
Posts: 1,089
Whisker Bisket, not so bad
Huh, really,???!!!?! Whisker Biscuits are great for keeping arrows in place, thats a fact that i loved about them. Low pro vanes have no ware issues with whisker biscuits. The issue i didn't like, was when you draw back the bristles drag on the arrow & it's loud, but other types are too? But it was to loud for me. Either way the whisker biscuit has it's positive features, and definitely has a nitch.
09-01-2016, 10:44 AM
#20
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Illinois
Posts: 3,695
How about you "get over" whatever syndrome you have gjersy. I don't know who put the bug up your rear about me but you can take a hike. Anytime you post lately on a thread I am involved in you have something smartass, and completely incorrect 90% of the time, to say. ANYONE who practices anywhere near as much as I do will tell you WB's are designed to fail. Plain and simple. They are fine for the guys who pull out their bows a couple weeks before archery season, you know, guys like you gjersy, and don't dedicate themselves to being the absolute best they can be for the good of the animals we hunt. But for people that actually give a rats rear about being able to put an arrow precisely where it's supposed to be, under any conditions, we kinda hold to equipment that isn't designed so ridiculously. They are okay I suspect for beginners even though they teach poor technique but if the only reason you can come up with to use one is to keep the arrow from falling off the rest, you know, the reason the damn thing was designed, then you need to go back and learn proper drawing and holding form. In all my years of archery hunting, I've had exactly ONE arrow come off the rest and it was totally MY fault. Was trying an angle I knew in the back of my mind I wouldn't be able to pull off but such is the brain fart moments at times. And that's with 15 or so years hunting with a TM hunter style prong rest!