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Old 02-09-2006 | 02:20 PM
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JOE PA
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Default RE: Whisker Biscuit help settle an argument

There are a lot of variables involved in getting a bow to shoot with a certain rest. IMHO, most bows will probably shoot a little better with a drop away that is properly set up and tuned. The drop away should, in theory, be a little more forgiving of minor form flaws or bow torque. Still can't get away with anything all that bad in terms of form though. Limited personal experience can really cloud the issue though. Last summer, I got a used Mathews Rival Pro to try out. The bow shot very well, when I was on my form, but seemed not as forgiving as my other bows. I also had trouble getting broadheads to fly. They kept dipping and diving with the 2.5" Vanetecs I had fletched with. The only arrows that seemed to fly really right with broadheads were the arrows with 4-3" Vanetecs, but they were still hitting just slightly low at 20 and nearly 2" low at 30. Moving the rest up from there just made the situation worse. I was able to improve the tune by going to a shoot through rest with that bow. Just out of curiosity, I put the same Whisker Biscuit on my Champion hybrid cam bow. In no time, I had broadheads flying just about perfect, even with the 2.5" Vanetecs, which gave me real trouble with the other bow. It would have been very easy to assume that the trouble with the first bow was the Biscuit if I hadn't had such good results with the second bow. I have seen bows with Whisker Biscuits shoot very well with broadheads out to 40 yards and beyond. I currently have one bow with a drop away rest, and another with the Biscuit, so I guess I haven't really decided this one. I haven't seen much real evidence to suggest the Biscuit is vastly inferior though.
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