Author Topic: Whisker Biscuit rest ?'s (Read 1339 times)

THE#1hunter · « **on:** July 18, 2003, 07:53:01 AM »

How is the rest with fletchings, does it dammage 'em?.....Any complaints?

01magnatec · « **Reply #1 on:** July 18, 2003, 08:12:02 AM »

I have heard nothing but good things about them.

THE#1hunter · « **Reply #2 on:** July 18, 2003, 08:39:17 AM »

thnx, i was wondering because i bought one, and it looked like the fletchings would fall of by repeative entries through it....thnx again

Thomas Krupinski · « **Reply #3 on:** July 18, 2003, 08:40:46 AM »

They wrinkle vanes slightly after a bit of use, but does not affect performance of the vanes. No damage to vanes except from other arrows hitting the same place.

01magnatec · « **Reply #4 on:** July 18, 2003, 11:18:10 AM »

Quote from: Thomas Krupinski

They wrinkle vanes slightly after a bit of use, but does not affect performance of the vanes. No damage to vanes except from other arrows hitting the same place.

my vanes usually curl slightly anyway.....as with a lot of other people i know. I think it is mainly from using a poor target. The arrow usually stops just as the vane is about to enter.

THE#1hunter · « **Reply #5 on:** July 21, 2003, 07:29:49 AM »

Thanks for the help

Arrroman · « **Reply #6 on:** July 21, 2003, 10:19:39 AM »

The whisker biscuit should be used with a loose arrow to biscuit fit. The biscuit should not be tipped forward or backward, it shold be parallel to the bowstring. The arrow should be nocked at a 90degee angle to the bowstring with the bow at an even tiller. The bow shold be tiller tuned for a level arrow in the target without moving the nock on the bowstring. If the bow is set up in this way it will be working in unison with the rest and little or no distortion of fletching will result. Good luck hunting!

KYtrapper17 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 31, 2003, 03:39:53 PM »

Which one do you prefer? The original or the deluxe model. I am thinking about getting one for this season.

Thomas Krupinski · « **Reply #8 on:** July 31, 2003, 04:29:58 PM »

The deluxe quick shot would be the way to go. That one gives you both windage and elevation adjustment within the rest and makes it easier to tune your fixed blade broadheads to hit with your field points.

rickyp · « **Reply #9 on:** August 01, 2003, 02:33:26 AM »

I have one and love it a lot, I am shooting feathers and it will where them down some. when the arrows i an using where made the people that put the fletchings on skimped on the glue and the tend to peel off. If they did it right this should not have been a problem for me.

They came out with a now one with a notch cut out of the top to help with larger tips this is a very good idea and I would get one of them

Thomas Krupinski · « **Reply #10 on:** August 01, 2003, 04:36:40 AM »

Now AAE is advertising thier light weight vanes for use in the biscuit with out any deformation. They are kind of pricy compared to thier regular vanes which I use. The amount of wrinkle that they get is superficial and does not effect performance, so I will keep using the regular ones.

Dalton · « **Reply #11 on:** August 01, 2003, 09:30:47 AM »

I have mixed feelings about the Biscuit.

I shoot feathers and the original Biscuit did substantial damage to them very quickly regardless of how tight bristles were on the shaft. The new biscuit is supposed to have softer bristles, but I have not tested it with feathers yet.

The other reason I don't use one is that I shoot with my fingers. This rest does not provide the side-to-side flexibility that I need to tune the bow. It does work great with a release though.

One other test that I was able to do when I tried the Biscuit was a speed test. On the same bow, shooting the same arrows the Bisuit cost me about 4fps. in speed. In a hunting situation that is not going to make or break me, but to some people that is important.

On the upside this rest is incredibly quiet. If you wish to use one, I would stick to using a release aid and vaned arrows.

Arrroman · « **Reply #12 on:** August 01, 2003, 04:18:30 PM »

The whisker biscuit performs at its best when using the correct spine arrows. Too lightly spined arrows will bend and flex their way through the rest and raise hell with your fletching. Finger shooters using this rest will benefit greatly if they trim the bowstring side of the rest flat as described in the technical and tuning tips section of the Carolina Archery Products website. Making the biscuit flat does two things to the rest, the first is an apparent speed increase due to less resistance to the fletching, the second is a reduction in deflection of the arrow side to side as it slips through the rest. It is possible to trim both sides of the biscuit which will result in wicked fast arrow speeds through this rest and very little side to side deflection of the arrow as it goes through the rest. Good luck hunting!

THE#1hunter · « **Reply #13 on:** August 07, 2003, 06:14:23 AM »

Thanks for all the help