Vanes and flipper rest, Anyone using this combination

[Archie]

No vanes here, but I used to shoot off the shelf, and arrow flight was lousy... porpoising that wouldn't go away.  Someone well-known in the bowyering world asked me if I had a callous on my string-hand 4th finger.  When I told them I did, they told me that was indicative of a high elbow, and therefore causing downward movement on the shaft at release, resulting in excessive contact at the bow shelf.  They suggested to try shooting with a rest, so I did... and my arrows flew like darts immediately.  I've been using a rest exclusively since at least 2007, and have never had one fall off or get damaged.  It is odd to me that so many poo-poo them. 

[MnFn]

I've been shooting long bows almost exclusively this summer.  But as I looked at my bows today, I came to the conclusion that I wanted them set up as close to the same as possible. To me that meant ditching the Bear Weatherest so I could get the arrow as close to my bow hand as possible.(just like my  longbows).

So I ripped that sucker off, stuck a couple of pieces of Velcro on, reset my nock point and off to my little  private range I went. I could not believe how well my  David Lawson made arrows flew out of my Tall Tines recurve. I am very protective of the few Wliderness Custom arrows that I have left. David made some beautiful arrows for me.

So I'm back in the fold.

[WVbowhunter]

I am a really big fan of the Hoyt Hunter and Bear Weather rests. As for vanes I've tried several but the two that I have had the best luck with are Blazers and the 4 inch Duravanes, both fletched with as much helical as I can.

[Ben Maher]

Cody,
As we know I'm a longbow guy —-
But when I shoot Recurves. , which I still do quite often , all of them have a Flipper or Springy and are shooting Vanes

[Archie]

I hunted in the grouse woods on Saturday, actively walking through scrubby trees and brush... and 10 minutes after I got into the woods, I went to take a shot and my rest was busted off.  I'm almost certain I caught it on a tree or brush as I walked through.  Major bummer, it ruined my hunt.  It was a different type of rest than I've used previously, on a bow I recently set up.  I will always shoot a rest, that's a necessity for me... but now I'll always have a spare.  First time that's ever happened.

[Ulysseys]

Yep, I always have a Bear rest on my Widow and have more recently started going to vanes more (trad vanes). Three fletch 4" seem to fly just as good as my feathers and they're quieter, both in flight and if I happen to brush against them. I won't say I've totally converted but they've been showing up in my quiver more.