Don't knock it until you try it .

[Pine]

I have been shooting since the early 60s .
I have seen those turkey feather rests off and on over the years .
I always thought they would just smash down quickly and just wouldn't be worth it .
Well I have read posts about them for a few years and just last year I had the opportunity to shoot a recurve that had the same feather rest on it for over 50 years .
So last year I put one on my Bear A handle Takedown and I really like it .
Well just today I put one on my '73 K-Mag that is my favorite bow that I have .
The difference has just shocked me . That bow is almost dead silent and my shooting instantly better . I think it's because it's more forgiving with that little flexibility that it has .
So if any of you have thought about getting one , I say " go for it ".

I have often thought about trying a feather rest????

Bisch

[TKO]

What are you using for a side plate?

[Pine]

The side plate is the stock leather that comes with the bow . I just removed the rug and stuck the feather rest on .
Only had to move the nocking point .

[Pine]

[TKO]

Thanks for the info. I think I may give this a try.

[Jon Stewart]

Been using feather rests for many years.

[Mint]

For a shelf like that you need a feather rest or elevated rest to get perfect flight. I learned that lesson myself with my Holcomb Fifty Niner and Drake. Once I put on the feather rests perfect arrow flight was achieved.

[redfish]

I have one of the rests that are 2 feathers thick built into the side plate (combo) made by Shakespeare on my Wing Swift Wing. Works good.
I just bought one of the kind like in the photo but haven't put it on anything yet.
On my red wing hunter I used a stick on felt pad (trimmed) and it works good also.

[redfish]

The quieting may be due to moving the nock point higher and loading the limbs differently.

[Blessed One]

Just wondering is that rest treated for water resistance? Just wondering in wet conditions does it flatten out when it gets wet. Seems that would have a dramatic affect on arrow flight.

Thanks

[Pine]

I've never heard a complaint about them .
Don't know why you couldn't just hit it with a shot of silicone and it would be water proof .

[last arrow]

I know Trap recommends against using waterproofing on his feather rests.  I never do and they hold up well.  I believe the undyed wild turkey feather is naturally water proof and they seem to be cut short enough the rain doesn't affect them much.  Note that I haven't been on a week long hunt in the rain with one but have been out in day long wet weather.

[bogeyrider63]

Been using them for a few year's now.

[elknutz]

I have a 74 grizzly I haven't tuned up yet. May have to put one of these on before I start working on arrows

[Cyclic-Rivers]

I love me a feather rest!    

[SELFBOW19953]

If there is concern about being waterproof, why not use goose feathers?

[last arrow]

I could be wrong but I don't believe goose feathers would be stiff enough to support the arrow.  Maybe someone else has a more definite answer.

[last arrow]

I could be wrong but I don't believe goose feathers would be stiff enough to support the arrow.  Maybe someone else has a more definite answer.

[59Alaskan]

Feather rests work great. I used them quite a bit.

Then one day I put on one of those ugly, self stick Bear weather rests on a 1970's Bear because that's what they used then and I just wanted to try it.  They are now my new favorite.  They are as vintage as vintage gets - and they provide very consistent result for me.  They are also more quiet on the draw than the feather rest.  I can hear the arrow rubbing against the feather on the draw of a feather rest, but the weather rest is silent.

No, I don't spray water repellant on them either LOL!!

I am not knocking feather rests at all.  Just sharing my progression from them to the sometimes frowned on weather rests.

TRAP feather rests are awesome though, and they just look "right" on a late 1950's early 1960's bow.