Whisker Biscuit Question

[BrianW]

I think the WB is the best hunting rest out there,especially for beginners,like others have said,have him switch to blazers and add that drop of glue front and rear and the problems will go away....Brian

[bulletpusher]

Sounds like bad glue if the glue joint is what is failing. If it is the vane tearing in half I would think it is some bad plastic vains. Unless he somehow got the wisker used for bowfishing arrows. I never have had a problem, but I do use a drop of glue on the leading edge of my vains.

[shotgunsmitty]

If he's had it on for a year, then he's outgrown it.
Get rid of it...or you could take all the advice of the good folk above and do the glue thing, hair dryer the vanes, etc....

But have him switch to blazers, anyway, though! They're worth it.

[Larry]

My guess is it's not set up quite right. The arrow must not be passing through straight enough. I am on my second WB on consecutive bows, and I had a third on my daughter's bow before I sold it. I don't ever remember a single vane coming off in three or four years of using one.

Is he shooting arrows that he bought with the vanes already on them? I fletch my own, and I do the extra drop of glue on the front of the Blazer vanes like everyone else says. The only problem I had before switching to Blazers was the wavy vane thing. Dipping the vanes in very hot water or the blow dryer trick worked the waves out every time.

[michaelkolbe]

vanes

i have been shooting a w.b. for awhile
tell him to get blazer vanes.but listing to them other guy.sounds like they know what they are talking about.

[Howard]

I have been shooting a WB for yrs now and love it. It has never messed up any of my arrows but I dont 3d shoot, just deer hunt so I only shoot a few times a year. Fits the KISS reasoning very well and I can crawl after hogs or pull it off the hanger and know it is always ready. I have never shot a drop away but there is far too much room for failure of moving parts for me. I think the WB is one of the best rest on the market for hunting.

[Joey~AP]

Blazers are your answer, grasshoppa!

Roger that!

[jerp]

I'm with you Howard - I went to the biscuit as part of my "bowhunting rig simplification project" a few years ago and have not looked back. Started using blazers as soon as they came out and they are a perfect match. As far as the tuning question, Carolina Archery recommends setting your nocking point 1/8" above square as a place to start - they say a slightly high tear is common and does not adversely effect arrow flight, even with broadheads.

[calculus 101]

Never shot anything but a wb and have never had any trouble.