ORIGINAL: GMMAT
I just don't see the MAJORITY (not even close) of serious archery enthusiasts utilizing a WB.
I do see the VAST MAJORITY of hunters utilizing one.........which by your logic would make it the best hunting rest........which is what I have said all along.
(full arrow containment). Besides this claim to fame......WHY else would you choose this rest over a fall-away?
No moving parts
Less expensive (for some people this matters)
Easier to tune
Quieter
No mole skin needed
No worries about what bow it will work with based on cable travel etc
No need to change your cable slide or use a bow press
Very tough and durable
Fast reload (if needed)
Availability of parts
Can this rest consistently take animals? Sure.
What else is there to say then?
As with ANY piece of hunting (or any other) equipment, though.....we weigh the positives and the negatives when choosing what we want to utilize (even $$ being a consideration to some).
What exactly are the "negatives" you speak of??
Speed loss??........1-2 fps=meaningless
Vane damage?.........you have been told (and now shown) this is avoidable
Accuracy??..........Never a doubt that this rest is accurate
Cost??............Cheaper then most rests
Durability??.........Again no doubt the rest is tough
Containment??...........the benchmark for all other rests
Noise??.......your favorite thing to harp on.......you base ALL your so called "negatives" on the story of you getting busted that you just can't let go
........it's funny how you want to play the numbers game except when it goes against you.......thousands and thousands of animals fall EVERY year to a WB and hundreds of thousands of hunters with countless decades of experience use it with no problems.......BUT according to you we should throw out all that based on the fact that a rookie deer hunter who had never even tried to kill a deer before THINKS his WB scared one away.
Doesn't seem logical to me.
The best 3D shooters and the best hunters "I" know utilize what they do for a reason, I'm betting. I just don't see many of the people I cite utilizing the WB.
Coincidence?
What in the world does someone's rest have to do with being a good hunter??
The BEST hunter I know uses an old Golden Eagle bow and crappy old gear right along with it............his gear makes NO difference to him........all he demands of it is it hit where he aims.......nothing more. What makes him a great hunter has NOTHING to do with equipment.........the shot is a mere formality to finalize his endless work at outsmarting his game and putting himself in the right place at the right time.