ORIGINAL: davidmil
Atlasman: For decades the best archers in the world have and continue to try and eliminate fletching contact, arrow interference etc etc etc. Why look today, the market is floaded with drop aways from all manufacturers that are a result of that quest for perfect arrow flight. EVERYONE knows that the truest arrow has no contact on anything.
Agreed......I just don't see those flimsy bristles as having much effect on an arrow doing 300 fps. If your vanes are catching the outside circle of the ring then I can see where that would throw arrow flight way off.
So what does whisker bisquit do, grabs evey feather just as the arrow is leaving the bow. It slows it down, induces outside forces on the arrow etc etc etc.
I think you are giving those bristles a little too much credit.........they hardly posess the strength to "grab" anything going that fast. As far as speed goes I believe it is what......1%......2 fps?? Not really something to be concerned with.
This results not only in interference but also more noise, lost speed etc etc etc.
I was having a lot of trouble with noise from my Patriot.......the final fix was losing the NAP Drop Away and adding the WB. In my experience it is extremely quiet........and silent on the draw.
NOPE, I'm with Arthur. The day you see the BEST of the BEST and the folks lined up on a pro range shooting a whisker bisquit I may rethink it.
I am not trying to win any Vegas shows or shoot 300's in a tournament. I am out to kill a deer. You don't need to be an Olympic archer to hit the kill zone. Besides I don't think anyone was touting the WB as a great tournament rest.......people say it's a great HUNTING rest........and I have seen some of the BEST of the BEST hunters with them on their bows.