Beiter Rests?

[little_john]

Has anyone used the new Beiter Rest? I've just ordered one of their buttons and I was wondering if I should upgrade the rest at the same time?

[Little Miss Purple]

I have an adjustable rest but I have no idea who made it or how to use it properly!!!

[PaulT]

I use one and it works! The adjustability is useful for checking tiller and it stops the arrow falling on the floor!!
Other than the adjustability they aren't a lot different to other rests though.

I've been using one for a little while. It's very quiet (compared to some other rests that rattle a bit) I've found it'll fit my carbons and aluminium arrows although they do produce different rests for the two types. There's enough adjustability to take care of small nocking point changes and it seem very consistent, never had a problem with mine.
Only thing that I get is loads of people saying i've got my arrow knocked on wrong way round cause of the way they recommend you have your fletchings/nock.

[PaulT]

I know exactly what you mean Paul, I've only used it for a couple of months and people keep telling me that! I've already developed the stock answer of 'Beiter says that gives the best clearance and he knows more about these things than I do'

[TJ Mason]

I've been using a Beiter rest for about a year and like it a lot. It's very solid and precise, with no nonsense and not much to go wrong.

However, a lot of people can't get along with it, finding that they have incurable clearance problems or that the rest fails quickly. Spending your hard-earned on it is a bit of a punt, so unless you actually need the adjustability I'd recommend a Hoyt Super Rest instead.

[Barry C]

The point of using the beiter rest is if you use the beiter nock point you can change tune easily. They are prone to fast wear rates and dont shoot any better than other rests. The hoyt super rest must be king, simple and super cheap, it surely must be one of the most popular rests over 1300.

The beiter rest is nice, and useful if you also use the np, but apart from that not really worth the money or effort.

[gunmender]

Mine is ok, the finger is flexible enough and its a doddle to make small nock height adjustments, vane clearance can be a bummer but once i had moved from spin wings it was fine. only downside is if its removed the sticky bit needs a good clean. overall im happy with it

[Rik]

I've been using the Beiter rest for a fair while now. Mostly happy with it, but note the following caveats:

1. when the support arm goes, it's not always immediately obvious. I had a frustrating time at a competition (Murphy's law, archer's corrollary: if it can go wrong it will go wrong at a competition...) with sightmarks dropping drastically, for no readily apparent reason, until it actually snapped off. The arm is dead easy to replace though, if you have a spare handy, and because of the scale on the rest you can quickly set it up exactly the same as the previous one.

2. I've had some clearance issues with it. Not with the fletchings, funnily enough, but with the arrow shaft itself (this was visible through wear on the tip of the arm, and streaks on the arrow shaft). Fixable, when you spot it, but wouldn't be as much of a problem on a flip rest.

I still think it's a good rest, but I've learned to keep an eye on it.

[little_john]

It seems like a mixed response. Still some clearance and wear problems. I think I'll see how the new button works out before I think about it again.

Happy shooting.