Noise is a non issue..........I have never had a deer even flinch when I drew.......and there is no moleskin anywhere on my bow.
I have. I've been in here before....and stated my experience with the rest and the buck that went on full alert when it heard MY arrow being drug across the bristles. I was attempting to draw on a buck that was 27 feet from me....in the silent Winter air. The CAP (Carolina Archery Products - makers of the WB) website even has a section devoted to the noise the WB makes.....and tells of remedies. To say the thing doesn't make noise is being delusional. It makes noise. The mfg. admits to it.....even if the fanatical fans, won't.
This is a picture of a QAD rest at full draw.........how can you go from a horizontal position to shot ready without having to be careful the arrow doesn't rattle around in all that space?
I prefer a bow hook....and use one, exclusively....unless I guess I'd happen to be sitting down (which I try to avoid). Anyways....why in the world couldn't you just put your finger over the arrow until you got it into a vertical position (semi-vertical, even). I have the same piece of moleskin I put on my rest the day I put it on in mid-November '05. It worked just fine, this year.
If you're interested in a WB....like I've always said....it's a great rest. It makes noise, though.....and the manufacturer of the rest KNOWS IT.....and eludes to it on their website. Go see for yourself.