Zel,

I thought when I read your first post you had a slight misunderstanding in regard to the characteristics of arrow flight. Then I read your second post and it removed all doubt.

If your reply wasn't enough to bury your credibility, then admitting in your last statement that you had never tried it yourself was definitely the final nail in the coffin.

Most contact of any kind has an adverse effect on arrow flight, but some things do not hinder arrow flight at all.

Why do you think people "paper-tune" an arrow if the paper itself will cause erratic behavior in that arrow?? If you were correct, they would call it "paper-untuning".

Why do you think the whisker biscuit is such a succesful rest?? I had a so-called expert in an archery shop tell me he didn't like the whisker biscuit because, as he said "..we've always tried to minimize rest contact to the arrow, and this rest does just the opposite with bristles that are in constant contact with the shaft and fletching, it goes against everything we have always tried to do..". What he didn't understand, that apparently you don't either, is that it's not contact that causes improper arrow flight, it's UNEVEN contact. If the arrow passes through something as thin and unobtrusive as a paper, blind mesh, or whisker biscuit, which applies extremely light , EVEN resistance on the shaft, it causes no flight problems.

At this point I'm resigned to just hoping you'll speak from experience next time instead of ignorance. If there's anything I know , it's archery. I am my own pro shop because I don't trust the guys who are supposed to be the "pro's" - I've seen too much of their work. I cut, fletch, etc. my own arrows, tune my own bow, etc. I accomplish things with fixed blade broadhead flight that most respected pro shop guys would tell you is not possible. I wouldn't argue with you about football, girls, most politics, etc, but I am totally in my element when it comes to archery and bowhunting.

Just so you know, tall grass , twigs, and brush, can deflect arrows. I thought at first you were being sarcastic but at this point i'm starting to wonder about ya.

And yes, an UNbalanced head wreaks havoc on arrow flight because it causes UNeven air flow, and therefore UNeven pressure at the steering end of the arrow.

Think about it.

And yes, you can call me with all of your bow/arrow/tuning problems just like everybody else in this county does.

Sincerely yours,
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