| Here's something I always do when setting up rests, regardless of the type of launcher used ... lizard tounges, carbon arms, 2-prongs etc. This referes to conventional rests and not drop-aways.
Basically, after setting up for level and finding my practical centreshot using the walk-back technique, I experiment with the spring tension of the rest.
What I do is set the tension so low that when I nock my arrow, the launcher tips all the way down, or almost all the way down.
As I draw back, the remaining front of the arrow moves up (less pivotal weight on the launcher by the time the arrow is being drawn back) and is fully supported the last 2-4 inches before I reach full draw.
This give me the psuedo effect (and advantage) of a drop-away rest without all the extras parts and possible disasters that could happen at the worst possible moments during a tournament.
So far, with such a set-up, I've found that clearance is not so critical* even with extreme off-sets or even a helical as the spring tension is set so low as to cause minimal disturbance. I can have the fletch contact the launcher with little detriment as the launcher get easily pushed out of the way.
You'll have to experiment and find out what tension and nock orientation works best for your set-up if you want to try this.
Sounds radical? But a bow with pulleys and wheels and all sorts of extra string is extremely radical to begin with.
Think DIFFERENT.
CHEERS!
* So far I've used this set-up with all sorts of harder fletches up to 3 inches, including the extremely hard X-Wings spin-type vanes and 3 inch feathers with helical.  |