Whisker Biscuit??

[pazthru]

Backstrap Bob,
If you decide to go with the WB let me know and I will tell you a way to adjust the thing for your arrow and fletching set up.

[oktx]

WB best hunting rest made.

[duck or bleed]

I saw Low Fence shoot the range with his biscuit and I'd like to see anybody with a drop away, any drop away out shoot him. Let's face the facts, most drop aways have more vane contact than a whisker biscuit. If you like to add a moving part to your bow that can with a fraction of an inch of movement mean hitting or wounding an animal, then power to you. It is my personal opinion that drop away rest is the most overrated gimmick in the archery industry. It is also my opinion that the whisker biscuit is the most dependable, simple and durable rest ever made. Would you rather have a rest that will fail one time in every 1000 shots (and that shot could be on an animal), or a rest that will NEVER fail but will cost you 2 fps? Pretty simple decision it seems to me. All this and I don't even shoot one, but I dang sure don't shoot a drop away either.

[OUTLAW]

Used to have one, won't go back. Noisy and hard on fletchings. New drop aways have the full enclosure and I've found my accuracy has greatly improved since going to a drop away. Using the QAD Pro and love it. Haven't tried any of the others.

AGREE .... But I upgraded to a G5 Dropaway and love it .

[Texastaxi]

Hey DUCK ... where you been hiding?

[BoneDigger]

I used one for several years before switching to a recurve. I liked them and would use nothing else. Killed quite a few deer and never got busted.

Todd

[Low Fence]

I saw Low Fence shoot the range with his biscuit and I'd like to see anybody with a drop away, any drop away out shoot him. Let's face the facts, most drop aways have more vane contact than a whisker biscuit. If you like to add a moving part to your bow that can with a fraction of an inch of movement mean hitting or wounding an animal, then power to you. It is my personal opinion that drop away rest is the most overrated gimmick in the archery industry. It is also my opinion that the whisker biscuit is the most dependable, simple and durable rest ever made. Would you rather have a rest that will fail one time in every 1000 shots (and that shot could be on an animal), or a rest that will NEVER fail but will cost you 2 fps? Pretty simple decision it seems to me. All this and I don't even shoot one, but I dang sure don't shoot a drop away either.

Yea, but remember how LOUD it was drawing back with you standing at point blank range

[BOSSMAN]

I would recommend a drop away, if u want something simple check out the hostage i put one on my sons menace it works great and it does not hit your fletching , also you did not mention what kind of bow you bought but we were shooting the reezen with the brush style rests and the speed burns the brushes off, something to keep in mind if you are buying a super fast bow.good luck with your purchase and hope you enjoy bowhunting.

[duck or bleed]

Hey DUCK ... where you been hiding?

I try to keep from causing trouble but sometimes my opinion just comes out! But look on the bright side, this could be a speed thread or worse, high fence thread!

[xman59]

there is no reason not to use the whisker biscuit, they are very dependable.. far to many shops try to sell failaways for variouis reasons and non- reasons... most simply want more of your money.. buy want you want, not what they wat you to have.... you will be happier with your choices there theirs

[xman59]

the biscuit does not make noise, some shafts do... put the fault were it lies... not on the biscuit

fletching contact 'IS' not an issue.... as a matter of fact it is far more an issue with a failaway rest were you see people all the time talking about contact causeing problems, clearance is an issue with a moving rest.. not a problem with a biscuit,,, since all three fletches "DO" make contact at the same time, the contact is neutralized, or spread equally in that tiny fraction of a second.. that is not the case with a failaway rest, were contact sometimes does become an issue because it normally occurs at only one point which causes the arrow to kick, that is a problem..

some arrows have junk vanes from the factory, some are put on because they are cheap...when it comes to vanes, nothing i have found rivals the vantec vanes from gold tip. blazers although durable and hold up well in a biscuit, do not hold on well and reguardless of prep done, glue used or rest they are set loose from... they have well earned reputation for letting go
from the shaft..... i wont use them ever again,,,i believe the short vane recently introduced by vanetec will be a better choice, and they are from the same material as the larger which are hard to get off!!

i am a firm believer in feathers and as long as they are around that is what i will use, better stablization, less deflection from any kind of contact... and hold up EXTREMELY well in a biscuit... despite some people saying they dont hold up... i get notmally several hundred shots with them before any noticeable wear starts.. and i keep useing them ... because even ratty and torn up they still give better flight than vanes...


if you want a biscuit, get it... they are as accurate as the shooter, I started useing the biscuit the year they came out, and i still use them even after i opened my own shop and can get and use any equipment on the market. I tried a lot of it...

the whisker biscuit is every good thing said about it, it is not much of the bad... if any...fletching wear, use a better fletch, it will wear sooner on anything else also, noisey arrows, yep, its the shaft not the biscuit,,,, accuracy,,, a good shot still is, a poor shot, still is,

i may change my bow every year, I certainly shoot a bunch of them... my arrow, the aston axis,, i just wish it still had the slick coating.. my fletch, 4" feathers from day one till now, my broadhead, as long as I can get it, the NAP Razorback,,, if i cant get that, the slick trick, all versions, and the g5 striker, and steel force phat head i have used like and recommend

[jared_bays]

Oh, but don't forget the FPS you will be robbing from the arrow for no apparent reason...

That's not totally true. When I first started shooting, 3 years ago, I wanted to try one out. I was concerned about loosing speed because my bow wasn't fast to begin with. To ease my concerns, the guy at the shop had me shoot my bow through the chrono with the drop away that was on my bow and then he put on the WB and I shot through the chrono again. To my amazement, after multiple shots with both rests, my fps only fluctuated by 1-2 fps. Some people like them some don't. I liked mine a lot, but did switch back to the drop away when I bought my new bow.

[Osceola]

I shot one for a while and the only problem I had with it was when it was damp weather it was load.I shot Gold Tip with, a slicker finish on an arrow would probably work fine.In a hunting situation your not losing enough speed to worry about and if bow torquing is an issue just work on your shooting.

[Osceola]

That's not totally true. When I first started shooting, 3 years ago, I wanted to try one out. I was concerned about loosing speed because my bow wasn't fast to begin with. To ease my concerns, the guy at the shop had me shoot my bow through the chrono with the drop away that was on my bow and then he put on the WB and I shot through the chrono again. To my amazement, after multiple shots with both rests, my fps only fluctuated by 1-2 fps. Some people like them some don't. I liked mine a lot, but did switch back to the drop away when I bought my new bow.

I did the same thing and I lost 2 fps.

[Tommyh]

I use one and have never been busted while drawing it, even with a hog less than 10 yards away.

I think the general thought is that the WB is good for "beginners" ....

There is another infamous **** name for those people but can't repeat it

I havent shot through one before but there is another model similar to it that is supposed to be more quiet.