An arrow shot off a prong rest has unlimited freedom to flex upward.
Yes, but not downward or left or right....so I guess prong rests are junk and nobody can shoot good through them right?
On a fipper, it has unlimited freedom to flexupward and outboard
Yes, but not downward or inward....So I guess flipper rests are junk as well.
With a wb, it's freedom is only as much as the hole sizeand stiffness of the bristlesallows.
Ahh....that's what I was talking about when I said the rest was made to take oscillation into consideration. You see a perfectly spined arrow WILL oscillate (as you know) but the bristles (even the black ones at the bottom) will give and bend justenough. Not unlike the spring tension of a prong style rest does.And they always come back into shape. Also you must realize that the arrow is still attached to the string until most of the fletchings are in the biscuit, this also helps with even fletching contact. The instructions on the package clearly state how much space should be around the arrowfor a proper fit. I suspect this is why it was designed that way.
Even then, arrow flex is not taking several factors into account thatcan have an effect on how cleanly an arrow goes through the bisquit. Level nock travel, which we all know is practically non-existant despite what the advertising says; limbs recovering at different rates/times due toinadequate tiller adjustment, very common even on what many call 'perfectly tuned' bows;
I agree but those factors are present in all bows with all types of rests with the exception of drop aways (and even they can be effected by some ofthose conditions)yet people still can get all those othertypes of rests to shoot good for them....huh? go figure.
Carefull Arthur, in your eagerness to stir the pot,your starting to sound likea very uninformed person.