Shooting from shelf or arrow rest?

[scout4]

Hey! seems if you're shooting instinctive does'nt really matter if you use an arrow rest or shoot right off the arrow shelf. I've shot arrows many times using both methods with good results. I will add this, when shooting a heavier larger diameter arrow seems to shoot best from a good arrow rest. I have a 38# 62" recurve with an NAP adjustable screw in arrow rest that shoots a 30" feather fletched 23/64"dia. cedar arrow perfect! The cedar has a spine of 50# but it also carries a 145gr. field point. Kinda slow? yes, but very perfect! scout4<><

[wormbobskey]

I also shoot off the shelf or from an arrow rest, but prefer off the shelf. I shoot heavy maple shafts that I got on ebay and they are some heavy, but tough arrows. I use 5 inch sheild cut feathers and 140 grain 2 blade broadheads on a 29 inch arrow and get excellent penitration on deer with my 45 lb. recurve. Heres the kicker though these arrows shoot very well on either the shelf or an arrow rest. Can't get any better than that.

[scout4]

wormbobskey thats cool! I like heavier arrows. Sure do quite that bow down some. I'm really surprised at just how good these arrows shoot from a simple arrow rest out of a light draw weight bow. Man! I really like this stuff!! scout4<><

[fr3db3ar]

I shoot cedar off the shelf on my Black Widow LAG.  I shoot aluminum off a rest on my take down recurve.  It's not cut to shoot off the shelf.  I shoot both pretty much equally well.  Which at this point this year with no practice means....I'm shooting the xbow 

[dwalk]

my preference is off the shelf whether shooting carbon, aluminum or wood.

IMO if a bow is designed for an elevated rest, such as the Quinn and Hoyt GameMaster, then it's very acceptable EITHER way, but in the case of a 'custom' bow such as the Bob Lee or Wes Wallace bows, no...off the shelf. their sight windows and shelves are radiused and more often than NOT are cut to, or slightly, past center so an elevated rest would give too much "arrow left" (in the case of a right hand bow) making the bow more arrow spine sensitive.

the Quinn and the GameMaster are cut WAY past center to allow for cushion plunger (adjustable, elevated rests) installation.

the Martin Hunter, on the other hand, is designed for either...but it has a FLAT vertical sight window with a nearly flat shelf and is cut 1/8" past center so an elevated rest may be used if so desired.

[JonD.]

I agree with dwalk...

[Cottonwood]

I also shoot off the shelf or from an arrow rest, but prefer off the shelf. I shoot heavy maple shafts that I got on ebay and they are some heavy, but tough arrows. I use 5 inch sheild cut feathers and 140 grain 2 blade broadheads on a 29 inch arrow and get excellent penitration on deer with my 45 lb. recurve. Heres the kicker though these arrows shoot very well on either the shelf or an arrow rest. Can't get any better than that.

I'm shooting a 45# Bear Kodiak recurve myself with 29" Easton 2016's that just shoots so sweet.  Now I have to have these maple shafts you got in the same dia.  So if you can give up some information and a picture that would be a BIG help.  This Bear Kodiak is just screaming to shoot wooden arrows as they were intended to fly from Traditional Bows.



Now I just got to get some proper arrows for it.

[squirrellluck]

Like big heavy arrows. Guy asked me once where I came up with the little telephone poles I was shooting!