wb causing vane wear?
 

I have been doing pretty much shooting now with the diamond victory I got at the end of last season. Now I have a sweet range set up in the yard where I can shoot out to 50 yards at my new Glendel buck.
My problem is that the vanes on my gold tip carbons are really taking a beating.
Question #1: Is this normal?

Question #2: If this is normal, is the solution that I need to get into refletching my own arrows now? The carbons are great.... so happy that I have switched from aluminum... they do not show any wear at all, but the vane are all wrinkled and wavey.

Up until I bought this bow, I never had a wb ... always had a 2 prong rest, so this problem isa new one to me. Any help or advise would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
DW

RE: wb causing vane wear?
 

That is the only negative I have w/ the WB. BUT, it can be remedied. Use a hair dryer to heat the vanes up and USUALLY they will flatten back out as you run your fingers over them.

Blazers are the best I've found w/ the WB, they don't wrinkle at all. If you need to refletch your arrows, you will need the fletching jig of your choice and the glue of your choice. You will need something to scrape the old glue off. There are some commercially available fletching strippers out there that work very well. I just use the serrated edge of a pocket knife, you just have to be careful not to cut the carbon.

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Why oh why do people use WB's? I think they are the absolute worst rest on the market.

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Don't say something like that and not explain why......so, WHY? They are absolutely awesome! For the spot and stalk hunter, there is none better, IMHO. Ok, you lose 2 or 3 fps, and they might be hard on some vanes, but they are easy to install, easy to tune, have NO moving parts and are very durable.

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Hey mobowhunter, thank you for the informative reply.I really appreciate when a guy who knows something is willing to share it.
Thanks again.
DW

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Anytime, my friend. One of these times it will be YOU answering something for me, and I would expect the same. That's what makes this place go round, ya know? ;)

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I agree with mobo, my wife shot a WB and when she went to Blazers the wrinkles went away. WIth duravanes, she had seen some wear, but then retuned the WB and when it was properly tuned the wear decreased. They are definitely a good rest, just look at how many are out there being used.

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i had the same problem with my prong rest only happenedwhen i shot on hot days vanes cant take the heatso i switched to feathers and now i have a wb and no problems

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also people shoot a too smal wb, they are often set up with an alum. biscuit for carbon arrows, and yes it does make some noise but the deer really arent gonna notice

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Great job mobow, tho I'm not a WB fan, your posts are top notch.

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Rob, yer gonna make me blush...... LOL....thanks.

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I love the WB and 2 inch Blazer combo. I used Bohninhg wraps and platnium glue and couldnt be happier:D.Its a great spot and stalk rest, zero threat rest.
I put a dot of super glue on the front tip of all my vanes. Good luck;)

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Not saying anything against the WB directly. They have their points and advantages.

Just any time you have something pushing thrua "brush" like a vane thru a WB you are going to get friction and some distortion.
If you like the rest otherwise, expect additional vane wear n' tear compared to a prong or drop away and use a sturdier vane like a Blazer to limit it.

('Course you could change to a dropaway and get rid of it completely. :D)

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My feathers take a heck of a beating with the WB but it is something I accept with the advantages of it! Not sure how it is on vanes but on feathers wears them out in a season!

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I think I will stick with the WB and eventually make the move to blazers. Thanks to all who replied. It is appreciated.
DW
Oh yeah MOBOW... the hair dryer thing seemed to help somewhat, thanks.

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Drop away arrows rests are better in my opinion becuase of the non-contact of the vanes. I personally don't like the WB. At one time I used the WB, but after having to refletch all the time, enough was enough!

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I am finding that I have to refletch due to the WB . My incoming arrows are tearing the fletching on the arrows in the target . I have shot arrows with a fletch missing and shot bullet holes .
Oh yeah , another drawback . I must be losing at least 3 feet per second due to the fletching contact ! :eek: :eek:
I have been using a WB for over 3 years and wouldn't change .........[:-]

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normal wear and tear.......................... lol i love the wb. it dont cost much to refletch i use the tape and bohning quantum adhesive on front and back of my feather no problems also use the wisker biscut no-snow on all my feathers great setup fo me

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Yes it beats my feathers up too. But I use my own turkey wing feathers so after each season I re-fletch, using the new ones for hunting and the older ones for practice.......[8D]

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Caution: Really dumb question from an inexperienced archer who has never used a WB.

Has anyone ever tried cutting away some of the "whiskers" to form "pass throughs" for the vanes so contact is less of an issue?

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Good idea, but in order to do that you would really need to cut a heck of a lot out of there, at which point you may as well use a different rest alltogether.

You are most welcome. I got more tricks than a .....well, a lady dressed in a short skirt on the corner.....:D:D[&:][&:][8D]

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Not a dumb question but not sure it is necessary. Just part of what you accept for using one! [8D]

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Dipsnort

"Caution: Really dumb question from an inexperienced archer who has never used a WB."

Yes I did. It worked. Makes the rest a little weaker though. They need each other for support.

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i dont know if i would be to worried bout wrinkled vanes, the vanes on the arrows my dad is shooting are wrinkled up from passin through our old imitation block target on occasion, but even still he can put two or three arrows side by side over and over, (he only takes 2 or 3 arrows out when practicing) so i come to say that it really dont make that much of a difference that i can tell, even when i shot vanes i noticed no difference in shooting straight vanes or if the was wrinkled. just my .10 good luck