Recurve Q

[Boar]

Have a recurve with a sloped tapperd rest, what kinda a arrow rest is used, sent my wife to the store, my bad, she brought home a bear hair arrow rest, but i was thinking that arrow will still slide of due to the tappered rest area, Was hoping shed have bought the one stick on one with the little arm flange thingy that sticks out. I thing that one is the right type due to the make up of the bow. Right?

[Scoot]

Have a recurve with a sloped tapperd rest...

I want to make sure we understand what your'e saying so we can get you good info. When you say "sloped, tapered rest", you must mean the shelf, not the rest, correct? By this I'm guessing you mean that if you put an arrow on the shelf and hold the bow straight up and down, the arrow falls off? I'm not trying to nit pick- just making sure we understand...

[sticknstring]

A lot of guys will shoot right off the shelf. The previous shooter may have canted the bow if the shelf was tapered. Not sure on that one. You could either re-mold the shelf so it's level and fits your shooting style or use a rest. I started with a brush rest and like it a lot. A stick on rest would work great as well. Happy shooting!

[Cheetah]

I shoot off the shelf with my Martin Dream Catcher. Have seen other bows with a slanted shelf though where you wouldn't be able to shoot off a hair rest on the shelf.

I am guessing you want a rest like this?

I see some on the FS Discount Archery online catalog for $6.99.

Lancaster Archery Supply has a few recurve rests on their site also.

[Boar]

Yea the shelf, its fabricated that way, just kinda slopes down not really a shelf, just a shoulder that drops away gradually.

[lichen fox]

Boar, are you sure you're not holding the bow upsided down?

[Archerysniper]

It sounds more like a long bow where the arrow rests on your hand to me I guess.

[engfish]

Boar, are you sure you're not holding the bow upsided down?

That made my day...

[Boar]

Lol! Yea i even checked ha!. Thats funny stuff right there.

turn your head to see the first one. Im not much on traditional archery equipment but to me its a recurve.

[Archerysniper]

I would shoot that one off the shelf without a rest and it's a recurve and sure is pretty.

[Boar]

Really? I would of thought to use a rest. Dose on have to slightly hold the arrow with index finger? It will drop off without doing so.

[Cheetah]

I think you need the little prong rest thing like what I linked above.

[Scoot]

I see two options- shoot the arrow off the shelf while canting your bow a bit (obviously, it'll fall off if you don't) or do as Cheetah suggests and put on a flipper style rest.

[sticknstring]

Shooting off the shelf or canting isn't for everyone. Try it for awhile & if that style doesn't suit you, pop on a rest. You going to bear hunt with that beauty this fall?

[Boar]

Thanks guys for the in put, naw stick, its for my daughter an were gona shoot bolts outa a horizontal this year, cant wait.