whammy by spot hogg
 

What's the word on the street about this rest? I know it doesn't work with the Hoyt Vectrix so I am assuming it doesn't work with the new Katera either but since I don't have either,I might like to try it considering I have worn my other rest out.



http://www.watchtheoutdoors.com/showcase/hunting/spot_hogg.html

RE: whammy by spot hogg
 

I have it on my '05 ProTec and like it alot. The metal prongs are noisy when the arrow drags but that can be fixed with the Teflon cover things. Pretty easy to get timed and I have had NO fletching contact with it at all.

RE: whammy by spot hogg
 

It's prolly the fastest drop away rest on the market! I have never had any clearance issues unlike other drop aways. But the noise mentioned above is true. I just went to bass pro and bought some NAP teflon prong style covers and slide them on. Made a big difference!

RE: whammy by spot hogg
 

I knew the teflon covers would have to be added but never heard of anyone actually using it.

Thanks.

RE: whammy by spot hogg
 

T,
I have one on my Trykon. When timed correctly , it's the best drop away I have ever used.
There is NO vane contact , and you do NEED the teflon prong silencers.
It doesn't work on my Tribute or as you said the Vectrix. I THINK it's because of the lack of cable travel, that is necessary to activate the drop mechanism.

RE: whammy by spot hogg
 

They emailed me and said it worked on the Vulcanand assumed it would work on the Katera.


Sounds to me if you are using a parallel limb bow that you should probably stay away from this rest.Just an assumption.Will work on some but not all.

That is alot of money to throw away if it doesn't work but it sure does look sweet if it does.

RE: whammy by spot hogg
 

I agree. The parallel and beyond parallel limbs don't move the cablesmuch.

RE: whammy by spot hogg
 

For a parallel limb bow you should really take a a look at the Limb Driver.

I put one on my Trykon XL about a year and a half ago. It is hands down the best rest I have ever used.
With the limb literally dragging the rest down, you get the full support of a prong type rest, with the clearance of a drop away.

RE: whammy by spot hogg
 

It's basically the same concept as a Limb Driver from what I hear. I have a Limb Driver, and love it, there's absolutely no timing needed in a Limb Driver. It all works on spring tension. I think there are quiet a few moving parts, and the Whammy looks like there is ALOT more to it.

RE: whammy by spot hogg
 

I don't have a parallel limb bow and probably won't be getting one anytime soon,but you never know.


I like the way the whammy is always up in the ready position,and captures the arrow way down in the prongs.

The limb driver just doesn't do it for me,just don't like the string going all the way up to the limbs.I would snag everything in the woods on that.:eek:

RE: whammy by spot hogg
 

Well, that was my exact thoughts too, but I've given it a full hunting season and I haven't had one problem with it. Anything that snags on it, will snag on the cables. It's a super easy fix too, it's just d-loop material, but there's a guy on Archerytalk that I think is selling served rope for them. It is by far the easiest fall away setup ever. Where it is a spring tension rest, if that rope happens to break, it will stay in the up position. Which I would almost say you could still make a 20yd shot.

RE: whammy by spot hogg
 

I have to agree. I was originally skeptical about the cable to the top limb, however after a year and a half I have not ever snagged it. I actually end up snagging the other parts of my bow more often.

As for the operation of the Whammy and the LD, they don't operate the same. The whammy sort of cocks like a release when the bow is drawn. When the cable releases the release sort of "fires" where it drops then comes back up. The LD at rest is pulled down aganst the arrow shelf. At the draw, the cable goes slack and the rest rises due to spring pressure. When you release, the arrow has support during nearly the entire power stroke. At the last couple inches of arrow travel, basically just before the fletching gets there, the cable goes tight and pulls the rest down and out of the way.

The one thing I really like about the LD is that timing is essentially solved by the nature of how the rest operates. It is immune to cable stretching, which is often times a huge problem with conventional drop aways.