Boy, Rangeball, you sure know how to get me in hot water with the manufacturers!<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle> But, since you did ask, I will answer this one.....

I do not personally care for them. I find no problem with any rest that SUPPORTS,(and I actually promote such rests as you know) but I do not care for any that HINDER, or even ALTER arrow flight. Whiskers, rubber funnels, etc. have to have the arrow pass THROUGH some sort of media other than air, and this is where I feel precision accuracy can definately be lost, especially with a helical fletch.(which I also promote as you know) Notice I said PRECISION accuracy! For those shooting at a volleyball or even a softball at 20 yds, sure, they may work just fine, a piece of felt on the shelf used to work well enough on my old recurve for that, too. But IMO you cannot get accuracy at distance like you can with other rests, undue fletching contact simply won't allow it.

Rests like the zapper only have to contend with fletching contact with the blades of the rest. But if set-up correctly and you can get them to shoot without any contact,(like most rests) no problem. They SUPPORT, without the arrow having to pass through anything other than air. That's it.

Just my own thoughts, Pinwheel 12