When I got my W B I decided to try and trim out some of the bristles to improve speed and decrease resistance, but still have the stability. I used a razor blade on the front and back sides. Has anyone else tried this and what kind of success did you have? I believe that I could still trim some more out of it, and I may try soon, but I just thought I would check around with all of the infinately knowledgable bowhunters. By the way.... there sure are a lot of bristles in those suckers. But in my case, yes it did help some.