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Old 08-12-2004 | 12:36 AM
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If you were granted one wish by your favorite accessories company to change anything about that product...what would it be and why?

Not bows! Just accessories like rests , releases , sights , arrows , etc. etc.


Mine would be to increase the overall diameter of the whisker biscuit by a 1/2" or so.
Some may disagree but I feel the WB is even more critical to spine than conventional shoot thru rests. From my experiences with biscuit users and poorly-tuned/un-tuned bows the majority of fletching/vane damage comes from unproper spined arrows. 90% of the time when I run across fletching/vane damage from the biscuit it's due to the outer biscuit ring , not the bristles , hence the black scuff marks left on vanes. I believe a larger diameter biscuit would be more forgiving to spine and torque issues and would ruin less fletchings/vanes for those who know nothing about the technical side of archery.
I used GoldTip XT's with my last three bows using a NAP Quicktune , BoDoodle Prolite , and Lizard Toungue rests with all arrows cut at 29". When I put the WB on I either had to turn down the poundage by at least 5-7 pounds or switch to my Beman ICS Hunter 340's to get a perfect tune.
You have to admit the diameter of the biscuit doesn't leave much room for error.
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Old 08-12-2004 | 01:10 AM
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I think the question should be "What would you change and why?"

I have a NAP QuickTune 2000 Dropaway and I really like it, but I think that if they used a rope instead of a cable it would drop away a little faster than it does now.

Or I would say that Alpine should work on their Bear Claw 5 Arrow quiver. It's a nice quiver, but it doesn't fit snug into the mounting bracket like it should.
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Old 08-12-2004 | 04:30 AM
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I think the question should be "What would you change and why?"
O.K. I'll play along.

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Old 08-12-2004 | 05:43 AM
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I'd design a sight bracket that pulls my Copper John in as close as possible to the bow for hunting season. I like the compactness of such a design.

As it is, I've got an extra bracket on order that I intend to cut and maybe drill to do just that. I wonder if I could get them to send me a machined dovetail clamp on an otherwise uncut piece of aluminum. I could cut and file it however I want................hmmmmm.
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Old 08-12-2004 | 05:58 AM
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Straighter/truer spinning Axis arrows........that stayed that way over time !!

The perfect hunting arrow for me !!
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Old 08-12-2004 | 08:54 AM
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My quiver would change into a beautiful woman when hunting is slow, hell, even when its not

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Old 08-12-2004 | 09:10 AM
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Hmmmm......

{Brief description}
Old PSE Edge Series 1000C, dual cam synergy round wheel, 41" ATA bow.
65# draw weight, 30" draw, 65% letoff.
TM Hunter rest.
Shurz-a-peep.
Tru-fire Magnum wrist release (no need for string loop).
Arrows: Easton XX75 Camo Hunters, #2315, 30.5" and 125gr tips.
Click here to see my bow

What would I like to change? Nothing really. This old bow is so comfortable and reliable for me. It ain't the fastest thing out there, but it is deadly accurate and quiet. I guess if I could think of anything, perhaps I'd like to try carbon arrows, but don't know how my bow would handle them.

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Old 08-12-2004 | 10:49 AM
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Nothing. If I thought anything needed to be changed or if I had a desire to change it then I would.
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Old 08-12-2004 | 04:23 PM
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O.K. Then why respond to this thread?[&:]
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Old 08-12-2004 | 05:21 PM
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I would add micro adjust hash marks to my copper johns sights dove tails. It would make it easier to fine tune it.
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