I am shooting Gold Tip 5575's through a Whisker Biscuit Quick Shot. Tonight I noticed how noisy it was when I draw back. I think it's noisy enough that a deer would hear it and possibly spook. The Gold Tips have a very "starchy" finish to them, and when passing through the bristles of the rest, it makes a scratching sound. Do I need to change my arrows or rest, or is there something I can do to quiet this down?
I'm assuming you're talking about the dull finish on the GT's? The only two things that I can think of are to trim the whisker biscuit so that the there are fewer bristles holding the arrow. The other option would be to put some type of powder (baking soda or graphite for door locks) on the bristles.
Just curious, may not be the problem but is your bisquit bristles set up so that your arrow is flat on all the bristles? and not laid forward or back a bit where your arrow is just gliding on the edge of the bristles. just a thought!!
if youdont want to mess with your arrow rest you can take some string wax and put a lil in the palm of your hand and just barrely put a light skim down the arrow. this should stop your draw noise problem for about three to four draws per arrow. my best advice would be to get rid of the biscuit and get a qda ultra rest though. just sayin
then you have something not set up right or your felt isnt on right. my bow is shooting 325 and it doesnt hit unless your shootin and omen or somthing as equaly fast you shouldnt be hitting you may have your trip string stretched to far or not enough and i will ad that the felt for these rest isnt the the best i took mine off because it kept pealing off on the tips not because of being hit but because its just to much bend in the felt for it to stay stuck. you should try and take a small piece of felt and put it right in the center valley of the arm it wont peal and it is plenty to keep the arrow silent.
I used a WB all of last season up until a month ago. I also shoot GT arrows. I noticed some noise but nothing that would really spook a deer in most cases. I guess it just depends on the situation. I decided to switch to a QAD ultra rest because I wanted less arrow wear, less noise, an increase in speed, and the additional benefits of a QAD ultra rest. I'm very pleased with my QAD ultra rest and I have noticed improvements in all the areas mentioned above. I'm looking forward to seeing how it performs this season. As far as the WB, I wouldn't worry about it if the noise isn't to loud and you're arrows are on target. If you have the money I would recommend the QAD ultra rest. Good luck! C
