There is a post on another forum of a top shooter - shooting some serious scores with the wisker in a tournament.

Hmmmm! You don't suppose that these shooters are much advanced in tuning, worked diligently to obtain the best flight possible for at least a brief period, and maybe were sponsored or were seeking sponsorship?

Arrroman; grow up and dry your ears!

c903, it's a losing battle my friend Arrows falling off the rest has become such a HUGE problem with todays bowhunters, that using a rest that completely contains the arrow, tears up the fletch, and go's against every other arrow rest principle on earth is the only option.

I'm constantly amazed at the number of people who can't fletch an arrow properly. I use the standard offset from the factory on Beeman ICS hunters, and never have a problem with the vane ripping off. Lost 3fps, no accuracy, and had it tuned in half the time as any dropaway I've used. Line it up, group tune, and you're set. I've been shooting the same half dozen practice arrows since July or August, a few times a week every week, and the only vane damage was from other arrows. I did trim the back, but including that, the rest was set up in 45 minutes to the point where it hasn't been adjusted all season. I've seen people fool around that long with their cord alone on dropaways. I'm still shooting 5" 40 yard goups, which is as good as I shoot, even with the NAP2000, TT, and any of the prong rests I've owned. It just amazes me people have such difficulty, and/or have such clueless people fletching their arrows. My FACTORY FLETCHED arrows last thousands of shots!!

My Scorpion mechanicals and my Muzzys both shoot to the same point, or near enough I can't tell the difference.

I can hit any deer at much farther than I trust the deer to still be there when the arrow arrves, and I never have to give one single thought to my rest when hunting other than to nock an arrow and lay it on there as soon as I climb the tree.


If you need more than that out of a rest on your hunting bow, I can't help you

Jim Despart shot this 450 41X score on Feb 9th with a WB. He says he shot a 43X the other day. He also says he will be shooting Vegas with the WB. JimmyD finished in top 9 (I believe) in Vegas last year with a 900 and went to the shootoff. Anybody that makes it to the shoot off in Vegas is a great shooter. JimmyD could choose to shoot any rest he wants to.

To quote Jim,

All I will say about this subject until after Vegas is that if you have not tried the new 2004 Whisker Biscuit with the newer softer bristles, then you really can't comment. I have and I can say that at 20 yards, it is every bit as accurate and consistent as the shooter behind the bow. I think the reason that more shooters don't use them is just because of what the other guy will think. I don't let stuff like that bother me. What matters is that it has no moving parts and no real issues. I wish I could tell you stories of the hours spent practicing and tuning that particular setup. I didn't, I just eyeballed everything and shot it. Shot the very first arrows with it at Guan Ho Ha on Saturday after a month off from shooting. Missed one early sighting in and another later in the game that would have been out with any rest. It went right were the sight was when it went off. Shot this 450 and another today, with 42x's. What I do find with it is that it is VERY ACCURATE rest. I have shot a lot of different rests before the biscuit, but since they came out with the new bristle design, I can't think of any good reasons why I shouldn't shoot one. What I find amusing is the popularity of today's micro- adjustable rests that cost a lot more than a good WB, but the archers that buy them usually end up setting them once and leaving them in the same place anyway. The Whisker Biscuit is a good solid rest, at a fair price. And yes, expect to see me shooting it in Vegas.

Double Creek:

Wink-Wink!"

AKDoug:

Are we talking 3D or hunting? In my opinion, the invasion of the 3D mentality and equipment best suited for target shooting being recommended for bowhunting is the crux why so many new and average bowhunters have so many shooting problems.

Did you ask yourself why JD would risk top billing to shoot the "WB?" What is meant by (paraphrased) "The rest is good for accuracy out to 20 yards?"

A pro-shooter usually has the skill to understand and tune to level that most bowhunters will never reach. The (pro) can also compensate and shoot well with equipment that an average bow shooter cannot.

If an average shooter can tune the "WB" to shoot well for hunting purposes, than that is his or her choice and nobody can condemn. However, it appears that not all can and it is misleading to say that any person can easily slap a "WB" on their bow, simply tune it, and go hunting. Such belief is not true with any piece of bow equipment.

AK: Regarding 3D; would you now recommend that the "WB" be used to shoot in BIG events?

Also, is this the Jim Despart that shoots a MARTIN....or used to?

Well for those of you who feel the WB is "cheese", all I have to say is that is HOGWASH IMHO. I too didn't believe that it would ever work, and I can tell you now I was WRONG in my assumption. The WB works as well as any other rest on the market when set up correctly. Now that they have softer bristles for 2004 (the biskits are now brown in color so you can tell the difference) they are much quieter and less demanding on vanes and feathers.

Jim Despart in fact just tested one and shot an amazing 450 with 41X the other night while using the biskit. Not accurate or consistent? As I said---HOGWASH. Check out this link-

http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showth...threadid=58330

Proof is in the pudding. He is going to take it to Vegas and put his money where his mouth is. I have tested them thoroughly, and will no doubt be using one myself for hunting this fall. Simple and effective, they get a thumbs up from me, especially the QS. Good shooting, Pinwheel 12

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Sorry Doug, missed your post!

Shooting off the shelf can be accurate at 20yds, I would like to see the pro shooter backing up the WB at 40yds.

C903,
I've been reading the posts on this thread. You don't like the WB? Good for you, that is your choice. You shouldn't use it then. You also shouldn't say that it is a bad product for hunting or target shooting when it most certainly is not. I like my WB. Of the rest's that I have owned it (including a two prong) is the easiest to hunt with, and the best one at the range. You don't shoot a WB so why are you coming on a thread about the WB to complain when the original post was a person that had a question about his? Why not leave that to the people that have them and can help him out?
I like my Ruger .270, but I'm not jumping onto threads about some guy that is having difficulty sighting in his remington and telling him that his choice of gun is not good for hunting or target shooting.
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