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I would like some feedback on the whisker biscuit. I bought one last year and have yet to put it on my bow. It seems like it would slow down the arrow quite a bit. I wonder about fletch problems. The bristles are much more ridgid than I thought they would be. What do you think?

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Those are some of the same reasons I never have used one....However there are a lot of guys here that use them and say they are great!!!

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I think they're a great hunting rest. The shouldn't slow you down by more thana few fps if set up correctly. And pretty much foolproof.

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there's a high speed footage out there of a whisker biscuit. try to find it, it may help u make a decision. I sold mine after seeing it. went back to a drop away.

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There's also a video of a guy shooting 3 arrows at 135 yards through one and grouping 3 arrows in a circle just over 3 inches.... hmm, how bad can they be?

Here it is- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVbm7y6S5OM

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works great for me.

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I have tried both and they each have there pros and cons. I personally prefer a drop away myself. The one thing that i do like about a WB is the fact that you don't have to worry about the arrow popping off the rest when drawing back. But i really only ever have that problem when i am fatigued from shooting all day and i have to reach for the sky to draw my bow. I guess the other pro for a WB is the fact that you can spot hunt all day without having to keep a finger over your arrow to keep it on the rest. A major con that i ran into was when my arrows got wet they caused a loud screech when i drew back and they also were eating my vanes up pretty fast. If you are going to go the WB route i suggest some tougher blazer vanes or feathers.

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A lot of deer have been killed with a whisker bisquit, but.... it violates everything we try to achieve in archery, no fletching contact and as purea flight as you can get. I personnally wouldn't put one on my bow for ANY reason. That doesn't mean you can't use them successfully.They tear up fletchings and are noisey.

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I have used them for 3 years now and I will be using it again this season and the next. Works really good for me. I have not shot a drop a way and I used to have a Bo-doodle, I love the ability to shoot hanging upside down from tree branches.

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Ive been using one sicne they came out and will never buy another type of rest. i have had no problems at all ever with mine and I shoot feathers. Now that Im switching to carbons I have to go one size smaller on my WB. Im sure it will work just fine.

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I like mine. First time you have an arrow come off your rest and go DING! and that buck takes off. You'll be using a whisker. Granted it may go against traditional Bowhunting standards......but then again if your talking traditional, shouldnt we all be using sticks and string?

Pick out what works best for you. What you feel most comfortable with. Shoot out of your stand. Move around in your stand to simulate having to bend etc for a shot, if it works for you great. If you dont like it get something else. Bow hunting for me is feeling confident you can put the perfect shot on that perfect buck. I'm confident in my Whisker. (Hope the people at whisker are reading, i could use a new one :D) haha

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Oh the old whisker biscuit debate-will it slow you down? Yes---will it have vane contact? Yes---Can it be a bit tough on CERTAIN vanes? Yes. But it will only slow you down a few fps (proven time and time again) and there are a lot of vanes such as Blazers that can take the contact fine. Heck what do a couple of vanes cost anyways. The pro's in my mind (for hunting) far outweigh the cons such as easy to setup, foolproof after setup, no tinkering after setup, extremely reiliable at critical times during hunting, affordable and very very widely used for these reasons. The absolute best hunters I know with many many years of experience ALL use the whisker biscuit. I tried very hard to find reasons not to like them and failed.

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I went from prongs, to the WB, to a drop away, back to the WB. All the critters I've killed while using the WB, tells me that all the negatives don't add up too much to worry about.

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I wouldn't "hunt" with any other.;)

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And as David stated.....they're noisy.

I think it's a great hunting rest for a LOT of people, though. And honestly.....if you're using the "right" arrow.....they're not even noisy. I was using Radial X-Weaves....and they were very noisy on the draw.

I switched to a full containment type drop away....and I've never looked back.

Good luck with your choice.

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I use a WB and like it, but other companys have taken the principal of the WB and vastly improved it. Arrow containment w/o the fletching contact or noise, best of both worlds IMO. I'm going to keep using the WB until it needs replaced ( I'm a tight wad LOL) but next time I will probably look at other models.

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Man this is like asking if Rage BH are better than Fixed Blade BH. You are going to get people on here that say the WB is great, you are going to get people on here that say the WB is a joke. IMO, the WB is a joke, they tear up your fletchings, not to mention the fact that your arrow is in contact with the rest the entire time, I hope you have great form and now flaws. Like I said, I know people will come back with statements about how well they shoot with a WB, and I am sure a lot of people do shoot great with, but there are no pro's to the WB that cannot be found also in a good drop away, plus the drop away is going to provide even more pro's. Good luck with whatever choice you make.