Straight

You need to read my statements again. Eventually you might determine that my statements are mostly rebuttals against certain claims of that are too exaggerated, to the point of being ridiculous. Regardless of user bias, realistic claims by someone who has sufficiently used a product is acceptable. Ridiculous and exaggerate claims are open to controversy.

Joe PA

Re: your statement, " I am puzzled by someone who takes the time to repeatedly post negative comments about a product that someone else has asked about."

First of all, " …a product that someone is asking about" are the key words. If " Jag-Mag" desired to hear only good things and exaggerated claims about what the rest can do or not do, he should have said so

Second, who told you that an evaluation of any product must be only by those who have actually used the product, and if a person has not used the product, his or her evaluation is not credible? Have you ever heard the term comparative evaluation? Comparative evaluation has been occurring for longer than you and I have been alive, combined, at it constantly occurs here.

If you were to look back through your comments that you posted in past threads, you probably will find that you have engaged in comparative evaluation. You might even find that you have engaged in bias evaluation, meaning; that you might have argued that your bow or certain gear is the best, although you probably have not shot all brands of bows or used all the archery gear that is out there.

Considering I am confident that I sufficiently know something about what can promote or degrade good arrow flight and accuracy, and what components have the greatest role regarding good vs. bad, I know the rest is a critical component. Rest alignment, height, tension, friction, fletch contact are common and universal aspects to consider, no matter what brand or design the rest is, and I do not need to have used a particular rest to determine what I believe may be weaknesses compared to other rests.

The bottom line to any debate is, some comments (evaluation…comparative included) may not be want you want to hear, but someone else may.

Although I have mostly rebutted exaggerated claims in this thread, here are (five) direct questions regarding the " Whacking Basket."

1. Can the vertical and horizontal tension of the bristles be controlled?
2. Do the bristles eventually lose firmness and become soft or more limber?
3. Do the bristles eventually lose shape due to contact friction?
4. Does the rest cause fletch contact, and can you eliminate or reduce the contact?
5. Does the rest and the bristles tend to collect and hold moisture in inclement weather?