As I am just getting started and recently bought my first bow, I would like to spend alot of time on the target range developing accuracy and was wondering if the whisker biscuit would be very good for these purposes? All I hear about the whisker biscuit is how much of a hunting rest it is and hunt this and hunt that but never anything about it making a good rest for the range. Please let me know if I can count on this rest for the pinpoint accuracy I need for the target. Thanks everyone.

Bowmaster,
I don' t own one so I can only speculate here.........but the reason most (heck all) target archers shoot simple and solid rest designs is precision and repeatability from shot to shot. All shots must be consistent. Lizard tongue and other solid launchers on solid mounts are the standard fare.
I would imagine the Whisker Bisq. by design to have too much variance from shot to shot to be " Spot" accurate for true Target applications. The nature of soft bristles and how the shaft and vanes propel through this material just doesn' t spell consistency to me.
Probably plenty consistent to get the job done on game........has to be they sell a ton of them, but not consistent enough for really getting down to fine pin-point accuracy.

I have little doubt that a target shooter could do well with this rest. There are a large number of guys using the WB at my local archery range, and I' ve watched guys shooting spots for fun with them. One particularly good shooter was consistantly shooting 300 with 40-50 Xs, with a hunting set-up on a short bow, that had the WB on it. This guy has never shot in a target league, yet probably could win the local league with this set-up. Of course, he' s a dang good shot.

The rest isn' t what going to shoot an X for you, but in this case, I don' t believe it' s going to get in the way. Having said all that, it wouldn' t be the first choice of any target shooter. It isn' t designed for precision, nor does it have micro-adjustment capability. I too think it' s the best hunting rest going, but I wouldn' t put it on my target bow (if I ever get one). [8D]

bowmasterjoe80:

I too do not use the " WB" but I totally agree with Matt/PA' s accurate and concise speculation. To those who know what influences arrow flight and accuracy, Matt' s few words covers a broad spectrum. If being just consistent enough to get the job done on game is not good enough for what you want, then Matt has answered your original question.

" I would imagine the Whisker Bisq. by design to have too much variance from shot to shot to be " Spot" accurate for true Target applications. The nature of soft bristles and how the shaft and vanes propel through this material just doesn' t spell consistency to me."

If you are new to shooting, you should first use the equipment and the methods that have been proven time after time to be the best for reliability and accuracy… especially consistent accuracy.

As a novice archer, especially for bowhunting purposes, you should start by using fundamental (simple) gear that is appropriate for your physical ability and knowledge. You should only use gear that is not complex to setup and adjust, is capable of enabling precise and consistent accuracy, and will adequately and dependably provide the required lethality. Otherwise, it might take longer than it should -if ever, to realize that your gear is not shooting as proficient as is possible and is required, and you are not shooting as skillfully as you are capable of doing.

Once you know your way around the bow and know more about what influences arrow flight and accuracy, then you can experiment with the gear that is outside the norm. Regardless of how pleased the " WB" users are with the rest, and regardless of the claimed performance of the rest, the design of the " WB" is radical in comparison to a basic rest.

I want to personally commend you for wanting to know all that you can that will help develop your skills and enable you to shoot with " pinpoint accuracy," and not just buying a bow, slapping on a bunch of junk, shooting a few arrows, and then heading for the field.

I don' t think you will see one in Los Vegas where accuracy is a most..

I shoot a WB and agree with everyone else. You' re not going to get the accuracy you need for competition shooting. It' s great for hunting, the main plus being that your arrow won' t fall off the rest but do you really need that in competition? Not really. I wouldn' t suggest it.