Elevated rest

[Legolas]

What can I expect by going to an elevated rest? I will need to change my nocking point but what can I expect will change in arrow flight, site picture and the like?
Will this improve my shooting? Thanks

[Jim Wright]

Generally thought that vanes shoot well off an elevated rest.

[gnome]

What can I expect by going to an elevated rest? I will need to change my nocking point but what can I expect will change in arrow flight, site picture and the like?
Will this improve my shooting? Thanks

“What can I expect by going to an elevated rest?”…..fletching clearance...

“what can I expect will change in arrow flight, site picture and the like?”…. It’ll be the same….

“Will this improve my shooting? “….. No...no it won’t…

“Thanks”…. Your welcome….

[Petrichor]

It can help with vanes and assist with hiding some release issues. Though I shoot vanes off the shelf and have no issues.

[McDave]

On some bows, you can shoot 3-under with a lower nock height from an elevated rest than from off the shelf.  This makes sense to me because an elevated rest puts the 3-under grip a little further up the string, closer to the place the string would be gripped shooting split off the shelf.

[M60gunner]

I find it’s easier to tune the bow. I use an old fashion brush rest (Para rest) available from 3 Rivers or Black Widow. I mount it as close to the shelf as I can, in fact I cut the bottom off to get it closer. ( I saw this done some years ago by one of the Wensels). I feel this helps to keep the arrow from bouncing off the shelf in case I torque the string with my ring finger.

[TDHunter]

All my Longbows a Recurves are set up the same. I take a stick on rest, like a bear weather rest, I cut the top off and mount it low as I can under a standard adhesive rug rest. I just cut a slit for the rest arm to poke through. I cut the top of the rest off so the arrow is closer to the Riser. I also trim the bottom of the rest to get it lower still.  Because I mount the rest as low as possible it barely changes the sight picture and the rest makes tuning much easier. I still shoot feathers but keep a couple done up with vanes in case it's real wet. It works fantastic and it lasts a long time.

[Roy from Pa]

I get better arrow flight and shoot a little better with one.

Try a stick on rest and try it, you can always peel it back off easily if you don't like it.

https://www.3riversarchery.com/cartel-magnetic-arrow-rest.html

[MCNSC]

My experience has been that it depends. Have one bow in particular that I just can’t shoot well off the shelf , stick on a Bear Weatherrest and it shoots like a dream. Another bow I have I’ve went back and forth and can’t really tell a difference in how it shoots with or without a rest. I also don’t see a lot of difference in how I shoot them and can switch between bows with a rest and without with little or no problems.