Noticed some wear on my Bear weatherest today. My new aluminums are flying great but I guess not good enough.

That's a good term of reference to an old seasoned veteran archer: "I got some wear on my rest..."

Try a felt furniture pad, they hold up well in any weather.

babysaph, it could be something with the arrow or it could be your release or it. What kind of wear?

The problem with these tuning and clearance threads is the fact that you can only tune or shoot as well as or clean as your skill will allow. That being the case, for you or I to expect the very same result that someone else may get may not really be practical. To think that the set up of the bow for you and I to achieve the best flight possible would be exactly the same may or may not be practical either. Just as a for instance, the common trend is to set your bow/arrow up so that the tip of the arrow is slightly OUTSIDE the line of the string and the limb. Well, that doesn't work for me, and never did. ANd I know others who have the same result. And that alone can affect clearance.

I've known more than 1 really good shot over the years that always got some kind of wear on the feathers, or the rest, sometimes both. And it very little or no affect on their ability. I find it difficult to imagine as much experience as there is on this forum that others haven't seen the same thing.

Bottom line is YOUR set up and YOUR tune is your set up and your tune and it really doesn't matter how anybody else has their bow/arrow combination set up or what it consists of.

I have never seen a Bear weatherest WITHOUT some wear just by nature of the material it is made from.

A long time ago I used a Hoyt Pro rest. I don't use anything like that anymore on my longbows. Usually I use sealskin now.

[[[ Skeets: "I have never seen a Bear weatherest WITHOUT some wear just by nature of the material it is made from." ]]]

Same here.

It's not just the material though. It's also due to the design.

That design cradles the arrow, and somewhat traps it against the strike plate. Combine that with it not being very flexible, and it makes it to be "not a very good" rest (in my opinion).

I've tried them, hated them, and trashed them.

Get a good rest, or shoot off a well designed shelf. 8^)

Rick

If its the regular side plate wear. Just put a small strip of adhesive Velcro over it. Wont wear down any further.

JR, get a Hoyt rest, or a T300, or an NAP flipper II or something just a bit better. I don't get any wear marks on my Hoyts when I use them. They are $2.50 each at Lancaster and even some Olympic archers use them. Not a fan of the Weather Rest.

George, I still say one of the best elvated rests available is the rest that you showed us made from retail clip strip material. I use them almost exclusively now when I use an elevated rest.

An in focus photo showing the wear would help greatly, and also

an answer to old buck's question: After how many shots on the rest

are you noticing the wear?

I use them too fdp and only keep the Hoyts for backup for a very quick replacement. Never have lost or broken any rest though, so it's more mental than anything.

Phil. Just a lil wear down the center. I think I’m being anal. I’ve always used the weatherrest. May use one of George’s however. Thanks for the advice guys

Wear down the center of the bump on the side plate? If so, that is normal.

Yea that is it. I’m not going to worry about it.

Keep a spare in your quiver. Since 1972 I have had only one stick on rest fail. I usually change them out because I am tired of the same one. Besides, we need to support the archery community and buy stuff.

Here's mine on my 1970's Browning Wasp. This is also a fine shooting bow. The bow is 47#, 56" long, and the arrows are 23/64 P.O. Cedar, 29" and about 510'ish grains.

I've nevr had one come off.

I have had flippers on a couple Bows and never could wear them out. Shalom

fdp/George,

Can you please show us (photo?) "the rest that you showed us made from retail clip strip material"?

I'm curious to see as I use Bear Weatherests.

So what is/are the best rests for a longbow and recurve?

Shoot 'em straight. ETAR Forever.

WMM

Here is the link toward George's elevated rest

http://leatherwall.bowsite.com/TF/lw/thread2.cfm? threadid=309642&category=88#4608502

Link is damaged due to LW (?) use search for: how to make an elevated rest? it is the title of the topic

I shot the NAP Flipper II, and Center Flipper on bows of near 100# draw weights with 600 plus grain arrows for many (many) years. I never had one break, or wear out.

If those bows & arrows won't break, or wear them out, most other bows & arrows won't either.

JR, you can search high & low, and won't find a better "stick on" rest, than the NAP Flipper II.

Rick

The arrow contacts the rest so you will have wear, if the arrow flies true you don't have a problem.

People forget that the arrow rubs the rest every time you pull the string back.

I agree but lots of guys say that if you have wear then you are not tuned. Not so sure why I am so worried about it. Lol

Man, it's totally normal for wear on a rest. If your arrows are flying true, what you sweating about?! You just playing again babysapf? ;)

It's ironic that the "how to make an elevated rest?" thread was also started by babysaph.

No not playing. And I am not worrying about it. Not sure what the elevated rest thread has to do with wear on the elevated rest. So I am not worrying about the guys that say you should not have any wear on your rest. I have wear on mine and don't care. Arrows fly great

Here's the link to making the kind I use.

http://leatherwall.bowsite.com/TF/lw/thread2.cfm? threadid=309642&category=88#4608502

http://leatherwall.bowsite.com/TF/lw/thread2.cfm?threadid=309642&category=88#4608502

This one should work.

Mine shows a lefty so you need to cut it for a righty if you shoot righty.

Do they still make the NAP Flipper ll. I looked in both 3Rivers and Lancaster and didn't see them. Joel

Newarchery.com/ has them and so does Amazon. They are great rests, I used them on my bow when I shot bowhunter barebow competition in my few compound years. That combo...Flipper II and a cushioned plunger got me butting into AA back in the late 70's and I was shooting barebow fingers.

Oh, so you really had a genuine question. :) You do know you have a rep for being a bit of a stinker...;))

babysaph if you are going to do a melt down, why start the thread? Your arrows are flying great. What's the problem?

I started the thread because I wanted to see if the wear I was having was normal. Is that allowed? Lol. Meltdown? I am not having a meltdown.

Well have wear on our rests. That tells ya if bow is being shot.LOL

Like fine wine my rest age with shooting. Only problem is many of my bows show no wear . A little dusty though.LOL

Heat is doing squirrely things to us maybe? LOL

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