Your experience shooting off a rest

[Kokopelli]

McDave;
What I was thinking was if at closer range one had a gap of 1/2 " off of a rest and re-tuned to the shelf the arrow would would be lower, ergo the gap would be larger and the point distance on would - should  increase.

This might be a good project for some sunny day between the end of hunting season and the start of spring bowfishing.

[McDave]

McDave;
What I was thinking was if at closer range one had a gap of 1/2 " off of a rest and re-tuned to the shelf the arrow would would be lower, ergo the gap would be larger and the point distance on would - should  increase.

True, the arrow would be lower on the shelf than it was on the rest, but your nocking point would be lower on the string by an equal amount, unless your nock height changed.  You would be holding the whole bow 1/2” (or so) higher, but the relationship between the arrow and your eye would remain the same, unless you changed your anchor. Therefore, I would not expect to see much difference in point on.

I agree that this would be fun to test, and would be interested to see if your real-life results agree with my speculations.

[TDHunter]

 I have switched all my trad bows over to a sticky rest protruding from under a rug. I cut the top off the rest cut a small hole in the rug for the rest arm and stick it through . I do it that way so the arrow is closer to the self and I mount it so that the rest is just off the self,(as low as possible). I just find it much more forgiving and easier to tune.

[khardrunner]

Martin Pro Hunter stick on rest for my ILF recurve. I can't make an arrow fly poorly with that set up.

For whatever reason, when I swapped to shooting lefty I shoot MUCH better with a simple stick on rest than off the shelf with every bow I have had.

[Doug in MN]

Put together an ILF set up to work my way back up in weight after neck, and shoulder surgery.
First time I had tried a rest in a long time just soooooooo easy to get arrows to fly.

[Roy from Pa]

I shoot off a leather shelf on the BBO bows I make, and off an elevated rest with my recurves.

Elevated rests give such nice arrow flight for me, especially shooting 3 under.

And an elevated rest with a plunger button makes tuning a breeze.

[mahantango]

Kokopeli, what McDave said. You should be aiming the arrow, not the bow.