NJ/PAbwhunter

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

mobow

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.

Matchbook454

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

mobow

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.

NJ/PAbwhunter

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

mobow

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?

YooperMike

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.

smokedogg_15

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

Matt/TN

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

Rob/PA Bowyer

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