Weather rest saves the day, again.

[Widow's Son]

I've always been plagued by arrow flight problems. It seems that no matter what I end up with nock high arrow flight. After reading a thread here about the Wensel brothers and the old Bear Weather rest I decided to give it a try. Long story short, now all my bows have the weather rest. Today I was trying to tune some carbon arrows to my B.W. MAII. I just couldn't cure the arrow flight problems. Then I remembered that I had one weather rest left stuck in my tackle box. Problem solved except now I need to order some more.

Good Shooting
Ross

[subsonic]

I keep Bear Weather Rests around as well.  They really do help with some tuning problems.  I remember growing up that most of the bows the hunters used either had a weather rest or a flipper rest.  Did not seem to be that many people shooting off the shelf.

[elkken]

I used them for years with trouble free results and yes they do help with arrow flight.

[Widow's Son]

I wish this forum would have been available when I was starting out. I would have saved a ton of money and frustration.

[David Yukon]

Man I have to agree with you Widow's Son, If I would have find out earlier.... I would have saved a lot to!!

[YORNOC]

[YORNOC]

whoops, double post.

[stickbowhntr]

I think I have a bunch of them or someone elses about the same type , maybe have to give them a try... I bet there are prob 50 laying about in my mess...LOL...

[stickbowhntr]

I think I have a bunch of them or someone elses about the same type , maybe have to give them a try... I bet there are prob 50 laying about in my mess...LOL...

[Jason Kendall]

Nice wood David! Dang that's perty stuff.

Back when I shot recurves and even the old style compounds of my youth I used the Bear Weather rest, they do work great!

[Tav]

Every year for the short 3 years i have been doing this i have tried to shoot my recurve off of the shelf only to go back to a weather rest.  it's the only way i can get good arrow flight when bareshafting.  love em.

[Gen273]

Originally posted by YORNOC:
 

WOW, David

That is Looker of a riser!

[Stumpkiller]

I recall a lot of Weather Rests on Bears; but I also recall a lot of Hoyt and Neet rests on other makes.

[Manitoba Stickflinger]

I've always been a real stickler for flight, and after trying a weather rest out of curiosity will likely not shoot off the shelf again. Not only can I get perfect flight out of a wider range of arrows but my mistakes in shooting are less evident.

[ISP 5353]

I have always used one on my Quinn recurve.  Awesome rest, but it does not look nearly as nice as the other two bows posted in this thread.  Those are beautiful!  

[BUCKY]

My Dad used them on his bows forever.

[NBK]

Any effect on tiller by using an elevated rest?  Ryan I know you shoot 3 under, does it make a bow quieter because you're moving the nock point up?

[Manitoba Stickflinger]

Mike, I've talked to a couple of bowyers who say that some people place too much emphasis on tillering...who knows? I know for me that I can get an arrow to tune on any bow regardless of rest or not. In terms of quietness, shooting 3 under and raising the nock point due to a rest now puts my fingers closer to centre of the string. It may in fact be a factor in quietness. I also think that having less contact due to using a rest is the bigger factor.

[Mudd]

Apparently looks can kill....lol

Nice looking bow..... sweeeeet!!

God bless,Mudd

[TRAP]

Not a weather rest but accomplishes the same thing I believe.  Less contact with arrow shelf while staying close to the hand makes it easy to tune.

 

Trap