[Hvyhitter19]

Has anyone tried this rest yet...?? What did you think... I watched them draw a bow with it, in the proshop, and it stablizes quickly, but any quick movement or if you jerk the string a little it waves around for a few seconds before it settles again...

Not sure how good it would be for Hunting, but may be good for target shooting... Also pretty expensive...

Here's the Link... http://www.air-rest.com/

 

[new guy]

i use it and love it...if set up properly and your form is good,it works great.

 

[Dale_B1]

Too much of a novelty and needs way more work. We set one up at the shop----fun to play with couldn't give me one on a bet to use.:wink:

 

[dhayse32]

To me it just looks like one more thing to go wrong. If I had a shooter coming in my direction, I wouldn't want that thing holding my arrow. Now I have never used one and if I tried it I might love it, but for that kind of money I will just get one that I know works for me.

 

[Mikie Day]

it is a good idea but i would not use one for hunting...the wobble effect is just too much of a error maker..

Mikie

 

[clinometer]

I think that a bowhunter should strive to minimize moving parts. Looks like a novelty item to me...

 

[Dub]

i use it and love it...if set up properly and your form is good,it works great.

I suppose...but this is the case with any number of rests.

It's not a rest that I'm ready to mess with right now.....too $$$$$ and I'm happy with the performance of my current rest or any number of easy to get replacements....TT or DZ, etc.

It's an interesting concept, though.

 

[SPECIALIZED]

Air rest

Last month Shot several arrows at a target using the air rest. if you were only target shooting and using good form, it worked pretty good ,but every so often the arrow would wobble in the rest and took some time to stabilize . Would not use in a hunting situation.

 

[Luckie]

We had one come in he shop the other day. Put it on a SB XT, set up the arrows & tried to tune it. Wasn't happening, you can't get rid of the high tear. So I called a friend that test archery equipment with supper slow motion camera's. He stated that the problem that I was having was the same that they had found when they tested that rest. The arrow just starts dropping way too soon & give you a high tear.

 

[Dredly]

If I remember correctly (could be wrong at this point) but don't you have to use special tips and broadheads with this as the magnetic properties of normal broadheads aren't enough to make it work.

I played with one a little bit at cabelas and wasn't impressed, especially if your arrow touches one of the sides of the rest and sticks there... not something you want to have happen.

For hunting I would say use a Whisker Biscuit, much cheaper, nothing that can go wrong...

 

[new guy]

If I remember correctly (could be wrong at this point) but don't you have to use special tips and broadheads with this as the magnetic properties of normal broadheads aren't enough to make it work.

I played with one a little bit at cabelas and wasn't impressed, especially if your arrow touches one of the sides of the rest and sticks there... not something you want to have happen.

For hunting I would say use a Whisker Biscuit, much cheaper, nothing that can go wrong...

you can use any broadhead or tip...you have to have the magnetic inserts.it works off of opposing magnetic force...if the arrow sticks to the side of the rest it is because you either let up too much or pulled too far back which is form and set up issues.to each there own,im not going to tell people what they should use or what they should like but if this rest is set up properly,it works great.

 

[Rocket21]

why bother

with all the rests available that are proven, why would anyone want to mess with something unstable such as magnets?? Arrows wobble in the rest, High tears through paper, and a $150 price tag?? No thanks. My LimbDriver is in my opinion the best rest available and thats after using TT and DZ's

 

[new guy]

We had one come in he shop the other day. Put it on a SB XT, set up the arrows & tried to tune it. Wasn't happening, you can't get rid of the high tear. So I called a friend that test archery equipment with supper slow motion camera's. He stated that the problem that I was having was the same that they had found when they tested that rest. The arrow just starts dropping way too soon & give you a high tear.

i shoot bullet holes with and without vanes and at 30 yards my broadheads group with my field points as do my bare shafts.i have watched super slow motion videos from a bow company(wont mention who) and it worked perfectly.its all in the set up.

 

[new guy]

with all the rests available that are proven, why would anyone want to mess with something unstable such as magnets?? Arrows wobble in the rest, High tears through paper, and a $150 price tag?? No thanks. My LimbDriver is in my opinion the best rest available and thats after using TT and DZ's

its called evolution of archery...where would archery be if people didnt think outside of the box???remember when the drop aways first came out...people said the same thing...why would anyone want to use that...now look where its at...stu is working very hard to make this rest more user friendly and he is spending alot of money doing it.you never know...someday this type of rest might be the standard and then someone else comes out with another that is totaly different.thats the beauty of evolution.things would be pretty boring if they stayed the same.

 

[Mikie Day]

i will wait...

too much to go wrong with this rest...just like the old saying " dont buy the first model year" let em work the bugs out of it 100%

 

[Rocket21]

Air rest

Newguy, I see your point on the technology progression. Maybe this rest will be better once the kinks are worked out of it. The goal of the ultimate arrow rest seems to be one with out cables or cords, and one that has no fletch contact. My arguement is that I am shooting so well with the limbdriver, I dont see a need to look at anything else at the moment.......

 

[Dale_B1]

In order to shot the rest effectivly, everything has to be perfect. Exact set up-draw length, arrow length and a good solid wall to hold to. Next your form better be almost flawless, torque the riser(grip) and the arrow gets sucked into the magnet. Does it shoot of course it does, is it practical right now for hunting-----far from it. Besides I don't know too many people that can fit all the requierments to shoot it correctly form above all and prefect bow set up. Oh ya and the special inserts that add more weight to the arrow. As fas as tip or broadhead it doesn't matter what you use.:wink: :darkbeer:
Novelty only in my book. Drop away rests have been around on the market for 20 plus years, it's just in the last few years they have become hunter friendly.:wink: :darkbeer:

 

[Nightimer]

I use one on my Old Glory.
You need a bow with a SOLID wall.
No high tears in paper-- just a bullet holes.
You need a good loose with NO creep because if you creep forward the arrow could come out of the magnetic field and stick to the side of the rest.
If you can maintain pressure during the anchor period you will have no problem.
If we did not embrace new technology archery would not move forward.
How many people looked at a compound bow when it was first invented and said NO CHANCE.
When Hoyt split limbs came out the first versions had major problems (I had 2 sets fail ) people said NO CHANCE.
When single cam bows came out---NO CHANCE.
The air rest is one of the only rests that almost fits the KISS principle (KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID !!).
How much more simple could it get?
No springs,wires,screws,rope or anything else that could FAIL.
Yes,improvements could be made to it (and I imagine will be ) so give it time.

Nightimer