Arrow rest clearance question
01-07-2015, 03:33 AM
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Spokane WA
Posts: 35
Arrow rest clearance question
I have been doing some reading and came across the APA twister rest. I like the rest all though I'm happy with the apache.
It states on the sight that it is compatible with roller cable guides. Is there only a select amount of rests that meet this qualification? Or is this something they say for sale purposes.
It states on the sight that it is compatible with roller cable guides. Is there only a select amount of rests that meet this qualification? Or is this something they say for sale purposes.
01-07-2015, 04:19 AM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,926
Those inventors sure are something
They invent arrow capture devices so you can more easily transfer the bow, with arrow, from the tree hanger to the hand.
Twenty some years ago, I had a fall back device, that you better hold on to the bow, or the arrow could go crashing to the ground on those prong rest devices.
And they sure charge for that new stuff they invent for the newbies.
Twenty some years ago, I had a fall back device, that you better hold on to the bow, or the arrow could go crashing to the ground on those prong rest devices.
And they sure charge for that new stuff they invent for the newbies.
01-07-2015, 09:54 AM
#4
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 12,764
Sounds like a sales gimmick to me. I believe a roller guard is simply a means to hold the cables in place. Some bow models have a roller at the rear of the cable guard to allow the cables to 'roll' during draw and firing. Either with or without a roller the rest still has to be set in such a manner as to initiate good arrow flight (i.e.: set at center shot).
01-08-2015, 02:58 PM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Kansas
Posts: 3,914
It's not about functional compatibility, as in it won't or will WORK with a flex guard or roller guard, but some rests don't PHYSICALLY FIT in the limited space beneath roller/flex guard model bows.
It's not a terribly uncommon problem. Arguably the most popular arrow rest on the market went through an update process simply because they didn't fit with some roller/flex guards.
Some rests aren't compatible with bows with flexible or curved roller guards, for example - we have a QAD Ultra HD and HDX on the market for a reason. The near 90degree corner on the short radius arrow retaining arm on the HD doesn't work with certain bow models because it doesn't fit the physical space beneath the cable stay. The HDX has a curved arrow retainer such that it offers more clearance above the rest body.
It's not a terribly uncommon problem. Arguably the most popular arrow rest on the market went through an update process simply because they didn't fit with some roller/flex guards.
Some rests aren't compatible with bows with flexible or curved roller guards, for example - we have a QAD Ultra HD and HDX on the market for a reason. The near 90degree corner on the short radius arrow retaining arm on the HD doesn't work with certain bow models because it doesn't fit the physical space beneath the cable stay. The HDX has a curved arrow retainer such that it offers more clearance above the rest body.
