Slow Motion Drop-Away Rests (Limb Driver, NAP Apache)

[artichoke4763]

the limbdriver rest is not even set right when you set it right the rest is all the way down on the shelf you can see that the rest is up off the shelf after the shot this isn't spring back this is inproper set up simple enough I have had a limbdriver on my hoyt for 3 years and it never sprang back up

[FreedomFromAlll]

You couldnt even keep your wrist firm for just for this vid? How gay.

[Prognetic71]

@FreedomFromAlll yesss...because MANLY man would never have a relaxed form that might move slightly when viewed in slow motion. Manly man would have super stiff wrist and rigid form because that promotes accuracy! Right!?!?!?

[Archermahly]

Even with a curved shelf, you can make the Limbdriver spring launcher arm lay flat. You just need to bend the tips of the forks to match the riser.

I add 2 bends to the body of the arm so that the rest of the rest actually sits level or lower than the shelf.

[Archermahly]

THE key to the Limbdriver rest is to bend the spring arm so it is lever to the shelf of the riser.

In this video, you can see that when in the "down" position, it is actually angled up significantly, giving you less clearance than if it were either bent to match the riser shelf, or mounted more rearward so it can stop flat, NOT angled up. Bending the spring launcher arm is preferred to moving the rest more rearward so the rest can support the arrow closer to the grip (Better accuracy).

[Medic1210]

That being said, you are correct in saying the rest doesn't contact the fletchings when it bounces back up, because the arrow has well cleared it even before the rest has gone down to begin with. No way it could hit the fletchings on the rebound. Still doesn't change the fact the rest is not even remotely cleared when the fletchings pass.

[Medic1210]

Gotta say I agree with supernerd, at least for the first shot. Pausing the video just as the fletchings reach the rest, you will clearly see the rest has barely moved any at all. Not sure about your lipstick test, but all you need to do is pause the video or watch frame by frame to see how little movement there is with the first rest.

[ArcheryReport]

@Medic1210 It really is clearing the rest just fine. What you are probably seeing is the ghosting effect of the video. Unfortunately my camera isn't fast enough to truly catch the flight of the arrow and you end up with frames that show the arrow streaked across. I have put lipstick on the vanes themselves and coated the rest with foot powder to check for clearance. There is no contact with the rest and fletchings on this bow.

[ipsdrew]

Your Limbdriver is NOT installed properly. The forks should lay flat on the shelf when properly installed which will eliminate the bounce issue. Vapor Trail also recommends a small piece of thin felt to be added under the forks to help quiet the rest.

[ArcheryReport]

@ipsdrew yes, they recommend that it lay flat on the shelf when the bow is not drawn.  However, with a an arrow shelf that is curved and not flat, this will make the bounce back even worse, not to mention making it much louder. For this particular bow, the rest is installed perfectly to eliminate contact with the fletchings and minimize noise. It is also installed with the felt pad.

[ipsdrew]

@ArcheryReport On bows with narrow curved shelfs, the rest needs to be moved back away from the shelf so only the fork tips make contact. Then "preload" the fork (fork is applying tension to the shelf at rest) so that the fork will make contact with the shelf and bend to absorb energy from the shot and eliminate bounce back. Use of a Vaportrail rubber shelf pad will also help eliminate noise and vibration.

[ArcheryReport]

@ipsdrew I have mounted the limb driver in about every way possible on many bows, and while the method you describe probably works fine, on this setup, the way I have it mounted results in the least amount of noise while having no fletching contact. I don't doubt there are multiple ways to mount a Limbdriver and in this case, this is the method that works best.

[supernerd1985]

If you watched your own video you would see that both of the shots in fact had major fletch to rest contact!

[ArcheryReport]

@supernerd1985 There is zero contact with the fletchings, I am not sure what you think you are seeing. This has also been verified using the "lipstick" method.