ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer
Fletch contact is obviously a bad thing but in the case of the WB, it's equal on all fletch so it does not affect arrow flight unlike say if one fletch catches a prong on a shoot through.
I would "assume" that with the Hostage Pro, one wouldn't clamp down on the arrow but leave room for a fluent passthrough like the WB. The WB doesn't clamp down on the arrow nor would I set a Hostage Pro to clamp down on an arrow.
I would also, "assume" that if you do have fletch contact depending on fletch and size of the shaft with the Hostage Pro, it would also be equal on all 3 fletch. Time will tell when the start shipping. I'm anxious to play with one. I'll be shooting Blazers with a hard offset. I know I don't get fletch contact with the original Hostage but again, it's a big hole for my Blazers.
Thanks Rob,
Yeah, I'm pretty anxious to see how the Pro model will work as well.
I guess you could tell what I was eluding to and thatis, if both rests are going to have fletch contact and I'm almost positive the Hostage Pro will as well with anything more than a 4deg fletch, then what is the advantage over a W/B. At least with the W/B you will get full containment with no chance of your arrow popping through. It's also proved to be very consistent as far as fletch contact is concerned, the jury is still out on the Hostage. I believe I was getting uneven fletch contact and that's what was causing my sporadic arrow flight.
I do think though that being able to adjust the Hostage Pro, one might be able to "tweak" it somewhat. I'll be looking forward to your (or anyone else's) report on how it works.
I haven't given up on this rest yet, I like the idea of it. I know the original Hostage rest is no way near the rest the Whisker Biscuit isbut perhaps the Pro will fair better.