Quickspin & Whisker Biscuit

[huntermn]

Can Quickspin vanes shoot well through a Whisker Biscuit?

[Turdypointer]

I'm not sure, but I don't think so.

[Black Mamba]

You can do it, but be prepared to re-fletch your arrows after each shot. The biscuit destroys the kicker on the quikspins. If you want to use the quikspins, switch to the NAP quik tune 360, Cabelas 41-7071.

[airborne]

Do have the whisker biscuit now? Have you noticed what it does to the fletchings? If you don't have one, then don't get one. A good drop way rest is the way to go.

[solestrutter]

i have a wisker biscuit on my bow now. and shootin blaver vanes through it . it works just fine and is excelent for beginners.

[bowboy185]

I have never used quickspins but i do know i wasnt very happy with my wisker biscuit i was tearing flechings off all the time.

[Marty W]

My archery pro said no way to the quick spin with a whisker biscuit.
As for refletching feathers, I'd rather do that than have the arrow fall off the rest when drawing on a deer. Never happens with my biscuit!

[Dclewis]

I used the bisquit for a while. I shot well with it but could not live with the extra noise it created. This noise was evident during the draw and the release. Its a solid and accurate rest but not for me. I tore it off and went back to my trusty N.A.P. Quicktune 3000. Ive hunted with a TM hunter style rest for at least ten years now and have never had a problem with the arrow flopping off during the draw.

I did make up some Q-spins when I was shooting the bisquit and the answer is "Not". The little tab hits the wiskers and makes flight erratic and makes a heck of a lot of noise. Ive been shooting for many years and have tried just about every combo of rests and fletchings but keep coming back to a shoot thru rest with real feathers on my sticks. Having spent countless hours tunning and trying to make my bows quiet as possible, why put on a rest that sounds like thunder when you shoot it? Dave

[airborne]

My archery pro said no way to the quick spin with a whisker biscuit.
As for refletching feathers, I'd rather do that than have the arrow fall off the rest when drawing on a deer. Never happens with my biscuit!

Marty

If your arrow is falling off during a draw, it may be the way you are holding the bow. Arrow flight is one of the most imporant issues when it comes to shooting. Rippled fletchings effect arrow flight. If the arrow flight is off, it will cost you speed, penetration and accuracy. I have known several hunters that bought the biscuit for the same reason. All of them, yes all, have taken them off. Whisker came out with a softer biscuit because of what it does to the fletchings. The new one does the same thing, just not as bad.

I don't mean to imply that you do not know what you are doing. We all get comfortable with what we use.

I guess my opinion is that the equipment you use on a bow should not damage anything else. It should all work together.

[bubba101st]

I have a biscuit and shoot prefletched Easton XX75 2117 alum. arrows with 5 in vains. I don't have a problem with noise or tearing of the fletchings.

[SUNNUTS]

Heyjust Found This Today, Been Reading It And Its Awesome Just 4 More Days Till Im In The Woods. Anyway, I Know A Bunch Of People That Have Biscuits And They Were Having The Same Problem. They Were Told That If You Spray It With Armour-all (like You Use On The Dash Of You Truck) Along With Your Arrows It Will Be Quieter As Well As Not Tear Them Up. Now I Dont Know About The Quickspins In The Biscuit. If You Shoot Alot Then Spray Them Often. It Is Odorless When It Drys. If You Just Shoot To Check Accuracy Day To Day And Then Hunt You Will Ot Have Any Problems. Hope Taht Helps

[Buckless]

I have shot the same three arrows through my biscuit since April, an average of 180 shots per week (60 per arrow), with no rippling of the vanes. First, some vanes hold up better than others. When I shot Duravanes, I had wavy vanes, even before I put on the biscuit. Granted, the biscuit made them worse. My current arrows are fletched with VaneTec, and they are just fine. Second, the bow must be properly tuned. That makes a difference. With good fletching and good tuning, a buscuit is a accurate as a dropway or prong rest, and a heck of a lot simpler than a dropaway.

The biscuit isn't for everyone...no piece of equipment is...but it sure as heck has earned it's place in the bowhunting world as one of the simplest and effective rests available.

I can't imagine that the quickspins would be at all compatable with the biscuit, though. If you are married to the biscuit, then vanetec or blazers are the way to go. If you are willing to change rests, I know a lot of folks love quickspins, mostly for target archery.

Sunnut, if you want something to quiet down the arrows in a biscuit, I use fly line dressing (very lightly) every now and then. ArmourAll stinks, literally, no matter what they say.

[kajunhunter]

I did the whisker thing at first, but quickly learned what it was doing to the flecthings. I switched to the quicktune 360 by NAP. I love it. It holds the arrow in the rest like the biscuit but doesn't mess anything up. People who install it on a bow say its a pain to tune in, but thats what they are paid for right? Try it out, you will like it. To answer your question, the only vanes that are recomended are the 2" blazers. They are stiffer and don't get all curvy on you when they pass through the whiskers.

[MNbowhunter2287]

The biscuit is great for hunting but I've found that preatty much the only vanes that can be used without very much damage is either the blazers which was already said and Duravanes. You should be using a vane that is alot stiffer or in the blazers shorter and stiffer. With winter comin you have to buy the no-snow spray so condensation doesn't get on it so it freezes. I've seen a few guys take a shot at a deer or at the range and the vanes or fletchings tear off while the arrow is going thru. personaly my favorite rest is the ripcord which gives you a closed rest so the arrow doesn't have a chance to fall off but also has the performance of a drop-away which then you aren't limited to what kind of vanes or feathers you can use.