trad rest material - velcro, leather, rug, other?

[TxAg]

I prefer the velcro. Leather is too slick for me...arrow tends to fall off the shelf easier when hanging in a tree if I use leather.

I like calf hair for the strike plate

[SamHarper]

I let my arrow flight dictate the material I use. Normally I'm a Velcro kind of guy but occasionally I'll get a bow that needs a leather side plate to bring my arrows back to the center of the target.

Although I use velcro on the shelf, I sometimes use leather for a strike plate just because leather is thinner than velcro and that affects dynamic spine.

[garfish]

I am using bear-hair now, but my favorite is seal skin. I had it on a previous bow and loved
it. After that bow blew up, I just never got around to ordering any more seal skin. I have
gotten it before at Alaska Bowhunter Supply.

[jpbruni]

Velcro

[tomcfc11]

had good results with Velcro and calf hair.

[Bowyer]

I started using sheep skin with the wool still on it years ago. It never seems to wear out. I just glue it on with fletching glue then use my beard trimmer to get the shape I want. I used to wear a hardhat at work and they provided us with a wool snap on band for the forehead so I ended up with a few of them. I use a leather plate on the riser.
Velcro does sound easy to use.

[dmaxshawn]

Seal skin to me is the best rest. Otter skin works pretty darn good too. Just have to trim it down some. Velcro is easier though.

[tex-archer]

I prefer the calf hair rest.

[slayer]

I have bear hair on mine