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Title: Shooting off the shelf vs, rest
Post by: Doublegun on June 05, 2007, 11:58:00 AM

Picked up a real nice early 70's K-Hunter.  Rug is still on the shelf but there is a Hoyt rest stuck on the riser which the previous owner used.  Does it make any difference (obviously the nock point would change if I take Hoyt off and go back to shooting off the shelf.

Thoughts?

Title: Re: Shooting off the shelf vs, rest
Post by: Double Creek on June 05, 2007, 12:12:00 PM

Arrow flight will be MUCH better with the rest on.  For hunting, I prefer to not have a rest, just seems easier.  It will take some fine tuning to get good flight off that big ol' flat shelf.

Title: Re: Shooting off the shelf vs, rest
Post by: last arrow on June 05, 2007, 04:59:00 PM

If the rug on the flat shelf gives you trouble tuning, try puttting a 1/8th inch piece of leather under the rug at the plate.  This will give less contact with the Rug, It helped on My K Hunter.