The perils of being a bow dummy
 

My rest is waiting at the house for me. My bow is rigged up.....except for a rest.

I am clueless as to how to get it to work (fall-away) and get the cord tied in, correctly.

So.......it's like having a new Porsche and you don't know how to drive a straight drive.:eek:

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What a great learning opportunity!

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What rest did you get?

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I've got one of those little "clamps" that you can use to attach the cord to your cable.....but I've never done it. I hope it comes with directions.

I ordered a whammy rest. I'll let you know what I think about it......AFTER I have someone who knows what they're doing set it up.;)

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shoulda bought a WB...no cords, no timing...




sorry, had to do it....:D

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Well since you went against myadvice and bought the Whammy anyway........you're on your own. ;):D[8D]

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Jeff, I'm sure you can get it figured out, just another step in being proficient in setting up your equipment. Here's a little video that might help you out.

http://www.watchtheoutdoors.com/showcase/hunting/spot_hogg.html

Just click on the 3rd video, Installation and setup.

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Jeff if you go on thier site theyshow youhow to set it up.I got one and love it.Very easy to set up.I tied mine in.Draw your bow,have someone mark the string at the bottom of your cable slide.let up and go 1 1/4 in down from that mark and tie it in.Put the allen wrench in the hole on the trigger pull down on the trigger pull rope semi tight.tighten set screw and you are ready to rock.Of course this is done after you mount and line up the rest.
GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!

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Matt....couldn't help it. I liked the video and didn't like the limbdriver cables. Psychological, I guess.

I'm sure I can figure it out enough to get it shooting, tonight. If not....I've got your phone number!:D

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Somebody should do an instructional thread w/ pics on how to properly tie the dropaway cord into the downward moving cable.

I just used the clamp but I'd rather have the cord tied in. I'm assuming you just do a series of overhand knots on opposite sides of the string, similar to tying in a peep. But I've never actually done it.

Where's Greg/MO when we need him? Or Washington Hunter?

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Jeff, thats why I haven't pulled the trigger yet on ordering a Limb Driver for my Marquis. I really need to see one in person and put my hands on it. if I can't find one locally by Sat. I'm gonna bite the bullet and go on faith and trust.

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Give me a little while and I'll give this instructional thread a try.. I'll redo the drop away cord on my kobalt just for the heck of it and for the benefit of others.

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Thanks jeremy. Can't wait to see it!

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Not on this one... because...

[8D][8D]:DLOL

-- and for that person who says Jeff only follows the "in-crowd" around... I know of about six people's advice he went against here on this one.

Let us know how she shoots for you buddy.

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I know Greg....."Rebel" comes to mind.:D

I just didn't know anyone who'd given this rest a fair shake....and I wanted to see for myself. I'm only going to use it for target season.....then I'll go back to my QAD for hunting season.

I'll let you know what I find out, tonight. I AM a "little" mechanically inclined.;)

AND.....To all that withstood my questions on rest recommendations.....thanks. I DO appreciate your advice, always.

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Whammy is a cool rest, but being I am LH, I am not worthy to own one:eek:

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I'm actually glad you did, Jeff... for purely personal gain. :D

I'm like anyone else, and love hearing about new gadgets... I look forward to hearing how it works out for you.

(For those wondering about the apparent contradiction there... I never said "not" to get anything else, just that I knew the Limbdriver would be more than adequate as that's what about everyone I know on staff has on their Bowtechs...)

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Jeff,I know you can figure out how to put a rest on right??? Are you in construction or are you a project manager? If it's the latter than I understand.:D:D

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Jeff, if you have the clamp, dude....it's really very simple. Attach the clamp to your down pulling buss cable, below where the cables cross each other. Install your rest, set for centershot and level, all that good stuff. Then run the cable through the clamp and tighten.

Draw the bow. Did the rest come up at the right time? Did it come up all the way? If it didn't come up all the way, let 'er down, and tighten the cord. Repeat. If it came up too early, you'll know, it will feel like you're pulling against something.....Let 'er down, and allow some slack in the cord. Repeat.

Now, if you don't want to use the clamp, that requires a little more work, and a bow press. It's still not difficult, but the clamp is quicker and easier, and possible w/out a press.

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Mobow is exactly right. If you want to tie it in you will need a bow press. You just tie it in to your down cable. Mine is tied in by splitting the two different colors of the cable, then placing the whammy string through the middle of the cable. Then i tied a small knot and added a burn ball on the end so the knot wont pull through. You may also want to serve both sides of where the rest rope goes into the cable so it wont slide. After that put the rest on and get the center shot and all of that good stuff then put the rope through the metal trigger part of the rest and then tighten it down with an allen wrench. Some people like to tighten the allen then fold over the access string a serve the two ends together. Thats your choice. I hope this makes sense. If you have any questions feel free to ask.

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How To thread now posted for those who are interested. I apologize in advance for the unclear explanations and hard to see pictures, this is my 1st attempt at an instructional thread.

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Amen Greg, I'll have to screen my calls. [8D] ;) :D

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For all of you do-gooders.......(dammit:eek:[8D]:D)....I've got the horizontal set. I've got the vertical set.

So....I'm attaching the cord. Are you guys familiar with how this rest works? You're mentioning the down cable....and the directions say use the up cable (travel dir.). You all do know that the cord is taut when the bow is not drawn, right? It goes slack when you're at full draw (unlike most fall aways).

Now.....are we all on the same page......cause if we are....we're ALL lost!

I'm gonna go read the other thread!:D

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Jeff, you will need to use the up moving cable for the whammy rest. The thread I posted is meant to be used on conventional dropaways. The whammy works opposite of this as you mentioned. Spot-hogg has a very good instructional video on their website on how to install the whammy rest.