Need help deciding on a aarow rest and sights
 

I just got a new bow and I need to get sights and an aarow rest for it. I was wondering if someone could help me out deciding on which ones are good. I have heard about the whisker biscuit rest is that one good? And what is the " no peep" and how does it work? Thanks for all the help!

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Some people swear by the bisquit and others swear at it--personal pref. i guess.The no-peep works well in my opinion--the purpose is to give you the same consistent anchor point without the peep sight.I think this will be awesome in low light conditions--early a.m. or just before dark.jmo.

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There are so many good sights and arrow rests out there, but, there are alot of bad ones too.

One thing I CAN' T STRESS ENOUGH is the importance of the arrow rest and sight. In my opinion, these are the two most important accessories on a bow.

I am currently using a N.A.P. QuickTune 3000 Micro Arrow Rest and a Toxonics Hybrid VI Sight. Why?

The N.A.P. QuickTune 3000 Micro is a tough arrow rest. N.A.P. has a good reputation for building quality products. Also, this arrow rest is probablly the easiest to tune. There are three knobs to adjust windage, elevation, and spring tension. Each one has micro adjustment marks so you can really fine tune your arrows.

The Toxonics Hybrid IV is a great sight. It is like most new sights, easy to adjust. Also, it features a circle pin housing for easier allignement of pins in the peep sight. The edge of the pin hosuing has a glow in the dark sticker on it so you can easily find your pins in low light conditions while also alluminating the pins in low light conditions. There is also a bubble level indicator to help you make sure that your bow is in a correct vertical position. It is amazing to see the how crooked some people shoot a bow without one. I know I was holding crooked. Now, this also will help in tuning the bow. Having a vertical bow is going to make the vertical and horizontal adjustments more " true" .

Look for these characteristics in your sight and arrow rest. Don' t say " wow, that is expensive, maybe I should get a cheaper one" . These are VERY important parts of the bow, so, get the best ones that you can.

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If you go with any GKF rests you cant go wrong especially when all their products are backed by their Golden Guarantee for life!
and you cant go wrong with Toxonics for a sight!

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I put the whisker biscuit on three of our bows. My wife on son have the origonal, and I have the drop in. These are great for keeping the arrow in place. Quiet, smooth and inexpencsive.
I bought a Copper John Dead Nuts for my sight. My wife and son have a Tru-Gloe, which we are currently looking to upgrade. We are looking a Cobra Venam for the wife, not sure about my son. Hope this helps. Good luck...

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I use the Archers Choice five pin sight, the NAP Quicktune 4000 fall away rest, and I use the No Peep. I am well satisfied with all three. They sure make make for increased arrow repair bills. [&:]

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Thanks for all the help so far, but what exactly is the no peep? I hear about it but have no idea what the heck it is and how it works.

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To get a little more info on the no peep check out this post.

Towards the bottom, 98RedLine has some pretty good pics showing what the no peep looks like.

Hope this helps

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NewYork,

Thanks for the help. So it hooks up directly under the sights and when you have the correct anchor point the dot and circle align and then you can put what ever distance of pin you need on your target then?

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Thats the way I understand it. I' m in the process of getting a no peep myself right now, so I haven' t had any first hand experience with it yet.

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mic,
Read this months issue of " Peterson' s Bowhunting" with regard to " fall-away" rests.
They are the way to go. Pick the one that suits your budget and take advantage of the technological advances in design. You can shoot any type of fletching, they are easy to tune and remove most of the negative results from things like torquing your bow.
Sights are basically a case of " you-get-what-you-pay-for" , like most things in life.
You will need to decide what application you sight need to perform; hunting, 3-D, target. Some sights advertise that they are " hybrid" (hunting/3-D) sights...but are usually better suited to one or the other. If you want to shoot 3-D you may want to check out the IBO web page to find out the restriction in the class you are interested in.
The " no-peep" is the best thing to happen to my game of archery! This device is mounted on your riser either under or over your sight and in a nut shell...forces you to have perfect form. I put mine on 2 weeks ago and absolutly had an epiphany in my back yard shooting range! Go to timberlinearchery.com to read more!
Hope this helps.
Good luck and Good Hunting

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The No Peep:
The No Peep looks like a little tube with a magnifying lense on the front and a fiber optic piece running the length of it and perpendicular to the lense. The magnifying lense causes a lot of distortion on the image you see when you look at it so once you have it set correctly, you can tell when you' re not anchored right.
This device attaches to your bow where you can see it in your peripheral vision while aiming your bow at the target. You align the no peep so you can see a black dot with a green circle around it when you are at a comfortable full draw with the string touching your nose and your release hand at a comfortable consistent anchor point.
When you draw your bow again, you won' t see the dot in the green circle unless you anchor exactly as you did when you set the peep in place originally. All this device does is ensure that you draw your bow consistently every time.
To aim your bow, you draw back, glance at the no peep to ensure proper anchor, place the correct pin on the target and release the string. I stopped looking at my no-peep after a few shots because you also learn through muscle memory when you have the right anchor.
It takes some getting used to but I pulled my peep off the first day and I don' t plan on going back to it. I hear people that use both with really good results as well.
I hope this helps. Its not as complicated as it sounds.

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Up to yesterday I had only shot distances of 10 yards with my No-Peep. Admitidly I was worried about my forst shots at 20 yards or more.

I needen' t have worried though; my first four shots were POOR[X(]. But then I settled down . . . the following 15 four shot groups were in the 10 ring on my 3-D target at both 20 and 30 yards.

It took a bit of doing but I have finally learned to check my No-Peep for proper alignment then ignore it [actually when I do the No-Peep is visible in my periferal vision.

I am more than well pleased with my whole set up . . . bring on the Elk and Mulies!
I' m ready!

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Trophy Taker makes one of the toughest most accurate rest today. Ther very popular with many pros today. It was the best thing in two years I did for my bow.

Copper Jophns makes best pin sight I have seen for the maney.

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I' d take a look at the Trophy Ridge combo. A Matrix sight combined with the new Drop Zone rest would be an excellent choice for the hardcore bowhunter. I have tried many different sight and rest combos but the TR system is what I have decided to rig my Mathews Legacy with for the 2003 archery season.

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Just wanted to thank everyone for their help. Here is what I finall decided on.

Fred Bear Team Realtree Xtreme 32
Whisker buscuit rest
Black Gold Hunter sight

So far have had no problems. I really like the whisker buscuit.

Thanks again.