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08-09-2004 | 10:10 PM

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Len in Maryland

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RE: Some thoughts on the whisker buscuit

Don:

What anyone uses on their bow is entirely a personal matter. The degree of positive and negative reaction is usually dependent on the quality of assembly and tuning. I've seen a lot of negative reaction on the MZE and can tell you that 90%+ of the problems were assembly oriented. Many PRO Shops throughout the country won't even fool with the MZE, while many who do fool with them wind up screwing them up. Yes, there are many who can do the job right and many individuals do an effective job as well. What we usually see come into the shop are faulty installations. The owners come to us because they know we are quite capable with this particular rest. We even built a machine/tools to enable us to properly set up this rest and many others.

We have learned how to correctly install them to the point that they outsell every other drop-away or WB in my shop by about 100 to 1. I even bought a few of about every drop-away and WB known and feel that I'll get stuck with most of them at the end of the year.

The WB is valued by many as somewhat of a 'no brainer' and is the reason a lot of shops like them. At least most think of it as a 'no brainer'. Does it hold the arrow in place? Yes. Does it give most a false sense of tune? Yes. Does it have an affect on fletchings? Yes. Does it slow the arrow down? Yes. Can it come out of adjustment? Yes. Can it freeze up? Yes. Will many contest these statements? Yes.

After all, anyone who willfully selects any form of archery equipment always thinks it is the BEST. I try my best to NOT promote any particular product in my shop and am regularly called down for doing this. It is my contention that any customer should be given all the facts about all competing products so that an intelligent selection can be made based on the customer's needs/requirements. The fact that I have 10+ different drop-away rests and all the forms of WB lends credence to this statement. The fact that my customers keep preferring the MZE 100 to 1 over all the rest has to mean something.

Have I noticed your concerns about the MZE? Yes. Number 1 is a real concern and, IMPO, the others have not posed a real problem from what I've seen.

I'd still like to see your bow with the MZE installed. We've installed a lot of them on Outbacks and have not experienced any problems such as what you describe. Good luck with your WB.

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