Poll-- Rest or shelf ???

[John3]

I am setting up a 40 year old Hoyt PMH for season this year. The shelf is flat so I put on a "pro-rest". I was thinking how many use an elevated arrow rest.

[Kevin L.]

I prefer off the shelf, makes the "pointing" a little more natural to me.

[MI_Bowhunter]

I use both, depending on the bow I'm using.

When in the field I primarily shoot off of the shelf, when I pull out a target bow I primarily use a rest.

[indianalongbowshooter]

elevated rest on my hunting bows, more forgiving of release then off the shelf, after you shoot off one for a while your brain adjusts for the extra elevation over your hand, plus if I want to shoot vanes in the rain no problems.I use my own homemade leather rests.

[J-dog]

Dont see anything wrong with either, have shot both, but I just like of the shelf much better. Personal preference, all it is.

J

[p1choco]

What about building up the shelf?

[TSP]

Shelf.

[BRITTMAN]

Shelf for me , keeps my "pointing " hand close to the arrow .

[econnell71]

Shelf, I agree with brittman...definately keeps the hand closer to the arrow.

[Rick P]

I stick to the KISS system Keep it simple stupid. Had one to many rest fail in the woods to use them on the bows that feed the family. I shoot off a bare shelf had to many rug type rests come off or snag a fletching.

[Curveman]

Shelf. I have on my recurve but a leather shoe lace under the bottom and back to raise it a tad.

[DRR324]

mine are built up 1/4" or so with moleskin....

[JSimon]

I use a simple Bear Weatherest on my Quinn Stallion.

[John3]

Thank you for all the votes. Please keep them coming. I get surprised at Tradgang everyday. Really suprised that so many use a rest.

John III

[bentpole]

Shelf

[MJB]

Feather rest for my Bears, off the shelf with the Tip.

[Lawrenceu]

Off the shelf on mine.

[John3]

ttt

[Coop]

Now that I am a full time engineering student my time to hunt will be very limited. I normally stay home when it rains due to poor flight with my feathers when wet, bu tin the past I have had more time to hunt. But this year I am setting up my bow with a Bear stick on rest and my arrows with vanes for an "all weather" type of hunting set up.

[Biff]

I've been involved with this discussion for the last 55 yrs. The overall cancensus that I know of is the shelf is the fastest way to get on target, best for hunters for sure. Although  target archers of the past used the elevated rest quite a bit, today I think The majority of Trad archers use the shelf. Biff