I don't but my hunting partner Erie Jim does. He likes it alot, second season with it and many arrows later...



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I used one this year early and then went to a drop away. I liked it a lot. When practicing it could be hard on fletches if you didn't put a little fletch tite around the tips of the fletches. It made my vanes wavy after awhile too. But for hunting, you never had to worry about dropping the arrow and once tuned they allowed me to get tight groups. I passed it on to my 10 year old because he was having trouble with his arrow falling off his rest

THWACK!

I just got one, andd have been shooting it for a few weeks. No problems at all, easy to tune, and quiet as a mouse with my ICS Hunters. I've already decided it'll stay, and I won't be putting my NAP2000 dropaway back on. Much better hunting rest, and my groups are the same.

"In heaven, even the fish have antlers"

I dislike the concept because it goes against everything I've been taught for 32 years. We strive for perfect arrow and fletching clearance, a nice smooth release etc etc ..... and then throw on a Whisker Bisquit(Can you say that on the internet?) and create all kinds of contact. Yes I know it's repeatable contact... but it just goes against principle and teachings. I haven't seen any pros running out to put one on their bow. As far as an arrow falling off a rest, how often does that really happen if you practice regularly? Now you take the Muzzy..... absolutely NO contact, reliable, no arrow fall off and it's deadly. A much better choice to me. When ever I see someone(except 5 shot<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>) trying a WB I figure it's to make up for lack of practice.<img src=icon_smile_shock.gif border=0 align=middle> I know, bad assumption.... but to me the WB is just a gimmick.

David, I wouldnt talk unless you've tried it. Lack of practice? I dont think so... i practice with my bow everyday and yet unless i have problems with it, there will still be a whisker bisquit on my bow.

The whisker bisquit is a very, very effective hunting rest and inherently more accurate than most of us can shoot.

&quot;What we do in this life echos an eternity&quot;

Hey David...History shows that principles and teaching aren't always right.......<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

&quot;What we do in this life echos an eternity&quot;

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He ask for opinions. I gave him mine. It's more than theory that a clean untouched arrow flies better than one fighting through resistance, drag and interference. It's not principles I based my opinions on... it's physics. I've stood side by side with folks(very competetant archers/teachers) who played with them, experimented with them and tried them for hunting. They all took them off after playing around and went to a better more reliable rest. My opinion is just that. Yours is yours. Perhaps what we strive for or our standards are different. I want a clean flying arrow. The problems with arrows falling off rest etc etc can be corrected with proper practice and training. Everyone who has one seems to have had to modify, cut chunks out of the housing, take off fibers or find a special glue for their arrows to make the thing work.

Edited by - davidmil on 01/10/2003 15:33:06

I've used the WB for the last 6 months, and plan on using it next year too. For those that plan on doing some spot and stalk hunting, I think it is the cat's meow. It is reassuring that while sitting on the ground hunting, you don't have to worry about bumping a twig or weed and having it come off the rest. And as for drag being a concern, I don't concider the loss of 1,2, or even 3 f.p.s. much to loose any sleep over.