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New Arrow Rest?

docost99

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In watching videos of some guys hunting from saddles, it looks like they sometimes get odd shot angles with their bows.
I don’t have an arrow rest that holds the arrow in place because my bow is always upright when I shoot from a stand. Should I be replacing my rest, or is my perception of their shots wrong?
If I’m going to get a new rest, any recommendations?
 
I use a whisker biscuit but it’s because it came on the bow. Any kind of full capture rest is good for hunting but your bow needs to be vertical like it would from a treestand.
 
I use a whisker biscuit as it's full capture. As Eric said any will work. Having said that, if what you're using works, why change?
Edit: I realized I misread your question, my bad. In a stand you're using the typical stance taught to archers, T up, bend at the waist blah blah. In a saddle you're already(most of the time) at an angle and as you'll sometimes be turning to shoot at your 6 o'clock or other contortions then yeah maybe you'll want to change your rest. I tried a drop away and couldn't make it work.. YMMV and I'm sure there's other here that use one. Be advised as whisker does make a small amount of noise as the arrow is drawn through it, especially if you're using carbon and even more pronounced when cold so if you've got an animal really close, they may hear it unless you draw really slowly. I had a doe right under my tree last weekend and as I started to draw her head swiveled like a turret and locked right on me.
 
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I have been amusing a limb driver fall away rest for about 10 years from a saddle and it’s never burned me. However, I will probably go back to a Whisker Biscuit next season just because I want less moving parts.
As far as the noise of a WB is concerned-I used to deal with that, but fixed it when I started carrying a couple of q-tips in my pack. Simply drag the tip across the bristles before loading an arrow. Enough of the cotton fibers will catch on the rest to make your draw dead quiet.
 
You really don’t need a special setup. A short axle to axle length gives more bridge clearance and is easier to go over the bridge. One thing I did this year was lower my draw weight. I never found 70 lbs difficult to draw but backed it down to 55 and I can literally draw from about any position. While form is super important I have found if my grip is right and I center the pin on my target in my peep, I’m going to hit what I’m aiming at.
 
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