I have several bows and use both. Over time I've had more trouble with Drop-aways (springs break, activation chords breaking-that kind of stuff). The Whisker Biscuit is extremely accurate, but for target shooting a lot of arrows it can be harder on fletching. You also can't beat a Whisker Biscuit for simplicity and Arrow Capture.
This is my first year bow hunting. I use the 3 prong whisker biscuit. I like it because it holds my arrow in place perfectly also it wasn't to expensive. Great video. God Bless from Oklahoma.
I saw a TV personality miss a hammer with a very popular drop away rest because the rest stayed cocked and didn't drop. He actually said out loud that if he was shooting a whisker biscuit he would have killed that deer.
The difference under 40 yards between the two can't even be measured because the arrow hits it's target in 1/2 a second (120') so if an average bow is shooting around 250', there's practically zero time for a deer to react. By the time it hears the string, something's gone through it already. So whoever can't take a deer with a whisker biscuit, trust me, it's not their bow that's wrong. Oh yeah, and whisker biscuits are quieter, don't require tuning and accuracy-wise, up to 40 yards, there is no difference.
Human reaction time is 2/10 of a second. Giving a pray animal over twice that time will absolutely result in a movement before impact. The sound of the fletchings hitting the whiskers is what I'm trying to eliminate.
@bugs825 As opposed to the sound of a drop away rest clicking when it drops or when the arrow bounces on the plastic? No deer is going to hear the sound of a whiskey biscuit 60 feet away in the wildness with all the birds singing and the squirrels running around and the wind in their ears. I've never heard of that happening unless someone was shooting with a poorly tuned bow where the shaft wasn't flying straight and that's going to be a miss anyway. That would be user error. 🙂
First off, chad is a nut lol. Second, I used to shoot a whisker biscut and it worked great. It wore out over time (probably 20,000 shots 🤷🏼♂️) and when i got a bow up grade I got a trophy ridge drop away and it is awesome
Fresh on the bow. Got a diamond octane from a friend. Hunted with a pump 760 game master an AR 5.56 for years now finally got me a stick slinger. Can’t wait to put it to Work. Just got to get the draw right. I was looking on RU-vid for good videos on how to do it myself. Any suggestions? Thanks fellas.
I shot lefty to begin with I also shot a bear paradox at 63lbs I used the rth w.b. put a react pro 5 pin site & had to move the sight to the opposite of the riser. I put a drop away & hand to move the site back to the correct side of the riser. Tuned the bow, paper tuned it, still hitting targets from 20-60yds.
I’ve shot a whisker biscuit for years and it’s really not that hard on my fletching. You’ll probably shoot more fletching off than tearing off with the biscuit. Either way learn to fletch arrows! No excuse for not learning how to fletch and it shouldn’t be that big of a deal. Fletching your own arrow is rewarding.
Rn i shoot the triangle whisker biscuit i wanna get a drop away in the future but hesitant because iv heard ppl say they can freeze up and qlot more can go wrong with them. Due to have moving parts
already been proven whisker biscuit is 1.5 fps slower then drop away also replacing fletch's where did you get that idea from i have shot the same arrows hundreds of times thru my whiskerbiscuit and never once a problem so i really think you need more homework first on this.i have different biscuts in each of my compounds and none have given any problems at all. i use to love the fork rests and i do have one but its going to be used on one of my trad bows when i get the motivation to install it this way i can shoot feathers or fletches on trad
I shoot whisker biscuit and been doing so since before drop away was popular in the hunting community. I am looking at getting vector custom arrows with four fletch but I’m worried about 4 vanes passing through. Any thoughts? I really want to try the three prong because I thought the point of the gap was to allow the vanes to pass through freely. Talked to a dealer and was told the arrow needs to be set to still pass the vanes through the bristles? Not sure?
I used whisker biscuits for years and never had any trouble didn't have any troubles with my fletchings either just saying. I did have troubles with a drop away when they first come out and freezing rain it froze and wouldn't move. People say they solve that problem now I don't know I haven't used one since
So all whisker biscuit disadvantages are "insignificant" for hunting, and its advantage is reliability. So the only reason for a drop away is target shooting at longer ranges? So they should be banned from hunter classes in competitions?
I have the cheapest version of trophy ridge v rest. It's has too hard of wiskers. But it works. I lost a fletching but it was from hitting my arrows in practice and knocking them off, lol
I am a short man with a short draw length shooting max poundage. My arrow flight was getting messed up. Turns out the fletchings were beating the drop away due to the arrow being so much closer but still still fast at max poundage. I had to modify my drop away.
What draw length? In 27 and having vibration issues. I tried putting and indicator on the fletching and nothing hit the rest. The new was a lot smoother and maybe quieter with the biscuit
Drop aways always break had.them strip.threads on string holder on 250 dollar drop away had it explode the fletching off My arrows and have had them get caught up in the bush I went back to whisker basket and have no issues 70 yards and in I don't go past that
I had one of those three prongs on a bow I bought and it tore the heck out of the fletchings. Haven’t noticed it on a whisker biscuit but I’ve been doing drop always lately to just avoid it all together
I love the wisker biscuit wist some medium low long stif vanes you lose some speed bud you get more the same speed wat you dont get with the drop away also the arow spins faster with the wisker biscuit
whisker biscuit is king.keep it simple stupid applies to arrow rests. i have watched other videos comparing both types!! u might lose 2 to 3 ft per second with the biscuit which does not matter to most people..besides you can turn your bow upside down and your arrow still stays in the rest..i really dont know why anyone would prefer a drop away!! just my opinion!!
I use the drop away because of the added speed and less friction and the bouncing around is not much of an issue for me and I’m used to the little bit of it
Whisker biscuit is an outstanding hunting rest...where "repeated precision " is not necessary. Like indoor spots, shooting a golf ball size x ring 60 times in a row....although in the hands of a good shooter the whisker biscuit would shock the hell out of you there too.. but it wasn't designed for that. Even a large number of pros don't shoot drop away rests either. They shoot blade style target rest and for good reason. Simplicity. Moving parts eventually equal headaches. Simplicity, when functional, is king for both hunters and target archers. Drop aways, fall aways, limb driven rests all bridge the gap, and certainly have advantages. Blade style target rests have the advantages of no moving parts...but still have arrow contact the entire time....and have been used to set uncountable world records. So is having no contact with the arrow rest (drop away) the holy grail? Uh...no. The whisker biscuit also has the advantage of having zero moving parts. It's the ultimate in reliability. If the shooter knows what he/she is doing, it's also more than consistent enough to deliberately, repeatedly and consistently put ethical, accurate well placed shots on a game animal at any reasonable range..determined by the skills of the shooter. If (for hunters) the whisker biscuit does everything it needs to...nothing it doesn't, and is the epitome of reliability....then what are we really looking to prove? Both styles are exceptional. Use the tool for the job.
The whisker biscuit is an ok rest with some good attributes. But equal in accuracy to a drop away? No way. I guarantee you that you won’t see one at high level archery shoots.
Thanks! Durability is similar… haven’t had my drop away break on me. Maybe the whisker biscuit will have worn out whiskers especially if dried out in the elements…
