I had a stick on finger rest drop off with cold weather once back in my early days. Never again. Simple rug/shelf rest with no worries and easy reload if ever I need a quick second shot. KISS
I just did the front of this Lil' Grizzly longbow with a flat black. Held a couple of weeds on top and sprayed over them w a light tan.
I prefer bow socks now on my Bear TD. It cuts the glare and breaks up the outline, plus bunches up a bit at the string grooves quieting the string.
Most has been said, and everyone has their preference. The only failure I've had was w a STOS head. Bad hit on a Moose. I was able to get on him again and finish the job but both heads had curled tips. And yes, they were tanto adjusted.
I bought a bunch of Cutthroat SB 190's when they first...
I did Mechanical Advantage for 2 years when they first came out in the early 70's. Blew three of them up in that time. Back to Trad and never looked back. I shot five critters this past season. All one arrow kills except the Moose. It was a low lung hit that would have done him in, but I got on...