Jag Mag you will like it. I' ve been bowhunting for over 30 yrs and tried one last season for the first time and the only thing I' m sorry about is that I didnt try it sooner.

Bowfanatic

I truly appreciate the offer. However, I will pass.

I have had, and still have, Golden Key rests on all my bows and have had from the time that GK first put a rest on the market, approximately 30-years or more. For me, they are tried and true.

IMO, the upper level of GK rests may be some of the best high-tech hunting rests on the market. I love the micro windage and elevation adjustment capability.

Also, I have never had an opportunity to evaluate their customer service, because nothing has ever malfunctioned or broke on my GK rests.

I firmly believe that an arrow should be cradled on a rest, not housed in a nest.

i use one and i love it .if you like it and it shoots well;don;t worry about the little things ; because it will drive you crazy. just think of the big buck in front of you. good luck

I believe the question asked was a real good one: How long will the biscuits last? I know I have several thousand shots on mine and I can' t see any wear going on. I have heard of one biscuit being shot 100 arrows a day for about two years on a 76# bow and it was still going, thats about 73,000 shots. My biscuits seem quieter then when they were new, maybe running dirt and grass covered arrows through the rests helped polish the tips of the bristles. The holes in my biscuits are still round and I can see no reason to change them. I think that its safe to say the biscuit will last for many years before needing replacement.

C903,

You' re wrong. The rest has shown no noticable wear for me after more than 25,000 shots. So, in other words, your statement is incorrect. To put it another way, your statement does not reflect reality. When it comes to wear, every other rest I' ve ever used, required more adjustment or maintenance because of wear. Virtually every 2-prong rest with another material over the prong, will show wear that requires adjustment and replacement far more often than a biscuit, which I would guess would last the average hunter well over 10 years with no wear or adjustment necessary. Even back when I shot plungers and the little glue on tab rest on my recurve, I was frequently replacing the wire arrow holder or the whole rest. As a hunter, I can be rather rough on my equipment and the whisker biscuit has held up like the rugged rest that it is.

The rest also does not have to be modified to be used correctly, although some prefer to modify it. Also, you do not have to sand certain arrows, though some do choose to do so. Your statements are false, not true and completely misleading. Some of us will tinker with almost every accessory on our bow, but that doesn' t mean the accessory will not work without modification. The Whisker Biscuit works fine out of the box. It does not have to be modified and you never " have" to sand an arrow.

If you would change your statement reflect what us users have been saying, then we might agree on a couple of things. Some prefer to modify the biscuit, and some prefer to sand certain arrows and some prefer to shoot it exactly as it comes from the manufacturer. However, none of it is necessary for the rest to perform admirably.

c903 I didn' t saw it was a bad rest for tournaments I said it may not be the best but I will say it is the best rest I have ever used for hunting. There are alot of things that can cause an arrow to fall of a rest in a hunting situation wind,small branches,even having the shivers from sitting in a cold tree stand with the bisket you don' t have to worry about that and I was sceptical myself didn' t put one on my bow untill some of my friends tried them.

This is like deja vu all over again.

I am puzzled by someone who takes the time to repeatedly post negative comments about a product that someone else has asked about, that the person has never actually used and has no intentions of using. Then the same person continues to argue minutia with everyone who has anything good to say about the product. I guess it is some form of entertainment or something?[X(]

I was a Whisker Biscuit (at least I think that is the correct name) sceptic for quite a while. The first one I used seemed noisy, and consistent accuracy seemed to be quite a challenge. Reading as many positive posts as I had about the rest, I decided to try it one more time. I trimmed the back flat as suggested by many of those who like the rest, and it made a positive difference in draw noise and grouping. I don' t know what kind of accuracy people expect from a hunting bow, but I can usually shoot 2" groups with broadheads at 30 yards with this setup. I am satisfied with this level of accuracy with a rest that holds the arrow in position to shoot at all times. The arrow can' t fall of the rest and make noise at the wrong time, costing a shot at an animal. The rest has no moving parts (unless you consider the accursed bristles as moving parts). It seems to hold up quite well to thousands of shots, and gives me no trouble at all.

Wait just a darn minute. Why would anyone want a rest like that?[&:]

Joe PA,
I think it is because we are stupid.....just ask c903............HEHEHEHE

Well boy' s!!! You all convinced me into buying one, Can' t wait!

Straight

You need to read my statements again. Eventually you might determine that my statements are mostly rebuttals against certain claims of that are too exaggerated, to the point of being ridiculous. Regardless of user bias, realistic claims by someone who has sufficiently used a product is acceptable. Ridiculous and exaggerate claims are open to controversy.

Joe PA

Re: your statement, " I am puzzled by someone who takes the time to repeatedly post negative comments about a product that someone else has asked about."

First of all, " …a product that someone is asking about" are the key words. If " Jag-Mag" desired to hear only good things and exaggerated claims about what the rest can do or not do, he should have said so

Second, who told you that an evaluation of any product must be only by those who have actually used the product, and if a person has not used the product, his or her evaluation is not credible? Have you ever heard the term comparative evaluation? Comparative evaluation has been occurring for longer than you and I have been alive, combined, at it constantly occurs here.

If you were to look back through your comments that you posted in past threads, you probably will find that you have engaged in comparative evaluation. You might even find that you have engaged in bias evaluation, meaning; that you might have argued that your bow or certain gear is the best, although you probably have not shot all brands of bows or used all the archery gear that is out there.

Considering I am confident that I sufficiently know something about what can promote or degrade good arrow flight and accuracy, and what components have the greatest role regarding good vs. bad, I know the rest is a critical component. Rest alignment, height, tension, friction, fletch contact are common and universal aspects to consider, no matter what brand or design the rest is, and I do not need to have used a particular rest to determine what I believe may be weaknesses compared to other rests.

The bottom line to any debate is, some comments (evaluation…comparative included) may not be want you want to hear, but someone else may.

Although I have mostly rebutted exaggerated claims in this thread, here are (five) direct questions regarding the " Whacking Basket."

1. Can the vertical and horizontal tension of the bristles be controlled?
2. Do the bristles eventually lose firmness and become soft or more limber?
3. Do the bristles eventually lose shape due to contact friction?
4. Does the rest cause fletch contact, and can you eliminate or reduce the contact?
5. Does the rest and the bristles tend to collect and hold moisture in inclement weather?