ORIGINAL: Greg / MO
I didn't say "tight". Tight would impart drag on the arrow.
My fear with the Hostage is that to get proper function you will lose containment........possibly enough to even have the arrow slip off left or right (in between the bristles)......not sure though.
But this is one of the reasons you DO want the bristles adjusted right up to the point of making contact with the shaft.
Not at the expense of arrow flight...........a properly fitted WB does not have all bristles in contact with the arrow.