Hostage speed and friction?
 

Has anyone ever Chrono-ed the speed of their arrow with a drop away and then with a Hostage rest (or Biscuit)? I am curious to know if there is speed reduction with the Hostage rest. I like the new Hostage Pro coming out and was contemplating getting it. Are there any links that address this as well?

RE: Hostage speed and friction?
 

I have not tested them but I would say any change in speed would be very minimal;)

Dan

RE: Hostage speed and friction?
 

I have not tested the hostage, but between the WB and a dropaway, the WB was consistantly 2-3 fps slower. 2-3 fps is nothing you will ever notice in a hunting situation, so my thoughts are go with what you feel most comfortable and confident with.

RE: Hostage speed and friction?
 

I went from the drop away to a WB about a year ago - only fired one shot out of each over the chrono - and the WB lost 4 fps. But then I gained back most of by switching from the 4" veins to the 2" Blazers.

RE: Hostage speed and friction?
 

That's the info (numbers) I was looking for. Thanks...3-4 fps isn't much.

RE: Hostage speed and friction?
 

True! and i'm guessing the Hostage would not slow down an arrow even as much as a WB;)

Dan

RE: Hostage speed and friction?
 

I did just the other night.....My FPS gain from WB to DropZone was 1.3 FPS....Not enough to justify a 100.00 dropzone,but thats not why I switched.....

RE: Hostage speed and friction?
 

I liked the hostage when i first got it, but switched to the dropaway because of having clearance issues and not being able to have the versatility of switching to stronger helicals.

RE: Hostage speed and friction?
 

Cansomeone define and describe what "helicals" is? I know it has to do with the arrows spin.

RE: Hostage speed and friction?
 

Helical fletchings are fletchings that curve around the shaft (much like rifling in a gun barrel). This causes spin on the arrow. Some fletchings are straight in line with the shaft. With a helical vane, you can have problems with rests like Whisker Bisquets and Hostages where you can have contact with the fletchings.