Elevated rests and instinctive shooting

[Daniel]

#7619

I just can’t get used to shooting with an elevated rest but having read on the plastic vanes vs feathers fletching tread that some good folks prefer shooting using vanes, I think I’ll keep practicing with them regardless. I’m sure at some point my effeciency will get better.

I really haven’t seen any noise difference shooting plastic over feathers but other than the vanes being beneficial in wet weather, what other qualities would benefit plastic? Just a question.

[Chris Shelton]

#63871

May be a dumb question but you did adjust your nock point to suit your rest when you switched right? Just checking?!

[Daniel]

#63893

You made me smile right there 🙂 Yes, I did reposition the nock to allow for the elevation…

Excellent question though !!

[William Warren]

#63940

I know this is about elevated rests but you brought up the feather/vanes thing. Does cold affect the flexibility of plastic vanes? Around here if it gets down below 20 degrees most hunters are home hugging the stove pipe so I really don’t know. You might be in a place where 10 degrees is considered a warm day. Have you noticed any problems with vanes in the cold?

[Hiram]

#63972

No problems Snuffer. I use AAE vanes and have no problems with that. It will take a while to get used to the ER but in time you will adjust. I use the arrow to aim with so its not a problem.The ER gets a bad rap sometimes but all it does is give the vanes a little clearance. I am not saying its the way to go, I,m just saying that I began shooting them to get vane clearance and got used to them. The flippers work good but the Bear weatherrest or Hoyt stick ons work good too. I usually just tape an extra to the inside of the quiver just in case and have my Bow marked with a reference to replace to same position. I do not even fletch mine helical, just a little off-set and my Zwickeys fly just fine. I recently changed to four fletch but cannot tell much diff. Tuning is the basis for good flight.

[Chris Shelton]

#63974

o well just checking, you never know, and that could be why you were not getting used to it. I personally think that arrow flight is better or a elevated rest, but I am sure there are several thousand people on here that would beg to differ. I have been shooting of a brush rest my entire career, but not untill recently did I get a bow that shoots better off the shelf, a longbow, so I can see the practical uses for both!! Best of luck!

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