Elevated rest on longbow

[LYONEL]

No problem, enjoy!

[RecurveRookie]

Glad you were able to make that bow act right!  I made a big one-piece calf hair rest for my recurve, but had to re-fletch half of my arrows (offset 5" feathers) to get them to spin just right.  Now, my 2 blade muzzy's fly really nice and true.    Good Luck

[Ben Maher]

Originally posted by LYONEL:
 Alan  or Pod as his friends know him is a well respected bowhunter a bit of a legend really in my part of Australia.  

A true giant of bowhunting ... here in Oz or elsewhere , one of my heros as a youngster !

[ron w]

Hey ,if it works ,go for it. Some good info....

[stickandstring]

Getting bows to shoot and arrows to fly is what makes archery so much fun.

[Hud]

Having shot longbows and recurves for many years, I have always shot better off the shelf, or hand because it is easier to shoot instinctively with the arrow near the hand. The bow can be shot vertically, or horizontal, from an elevated position, or tree stand. IMO the elevated rest works fine for target shooters, but it is the nemesis of traditional bowhunters.

G. Fred Asbell talks about it in his new book, and considers it key to the style of shooting he uses.