Problem with my drop away rest......

[***Frost Bite***]

I just got my bow today and whenever I go to put my rest on it won't fit!! I am going to take it to my local shop for him to put everything on but I'm not gonna be able to get there until Saturday. The hole where the rest gets mounted on the bow is to low. Since the hole is low the rest is bumping into the ledge under the the normal rest would go. Anyone willing to help go ahead! If you need me to help explain something more in detail just ask! I'm not very good at this technical stuff....
Thanks!

[smj]

How about a photo? Or at the least what rest is it and what bow are you mounting it to?

[***Frost Bite***]

here is the URL for the 1 that I have www.tigertuff.com/tuffyhunter.htm Mine is 2nd from the bottom. The front of my rest is hitting my riser and do I need some attachment to move my rest up?

[Greg Krause]

What kind of bow? A picture would help a lot. It looks as though it should mount like any standard drop away. I can't imagaine needing an adapter but I guess it depends on the bow. What part of the rest is hitting the shelf?

[Scottyluck]

Please don't take this as a smart a$$ comment but are you familiar with how a drop away rest works?
When the bow is at rest the front prongs of the rest will lay on top of the shelf. When the bow is drawn it will raise the rest up to the proper position.
As the others have mentioned can you take some pics?

[smj]

Sounds like the rest drops down and hits the flat section of the riser right above the grip... Is that right? If so, my question would be how much does the rest drop to begin with? Will it drop enough to allow the arrow to clear. Also, with a drop away rest of this type, you don't need a whole lot of drop. The two-prong rest that it is will allow the fletch to pass between the prongs. Really, you just need to drop enough to get some separation between the rest and the shaft. When I shot a drop-away, I put some soft silicon on the riser under the rest so that it wouldn't make noise when shooting. Mine didn't go 100% flat, it went most of the way flat, but it had to because the rest did not allow for the fletching to pass through. It was a solid post that the arrow sat on. If the rest didn't move, the fletching would hit really hard and bounce the arrow all over. With yours, you should have normal clearance so I am thinking a big drop is not required. By the way, with this type of rest, pinch the prongs together with care, so the prongs meet in the middle of the rest. Then slide the arrow shaft between the prongs, towards the base. Pull the shaft straight up between the prongs so that they separate around the shaft. The result should be the correct spacing for that arrow with that rest. You may wish to add plastic tubes before hand so that you get the spacing right with silencers mounted on the prongs. Last note, if you cant the rest during mounting, you could create another issue. If you angle it so that the base of the rest is higher when mounted, to allow the rest to drop more flat, you have a clearance issue with the base bar connecting the two prongs together. Once you have it mounted, make sure you are not hitting that base bar with your fletching.

[BT]

I will hold off since there isn't enough info. yet but the type of Bow & Rest is a must to start answering with any real chance of helping

[BT]

ttt

[mahly]

can't it be slid back away from the bow? (almost overdraw style)

[freedomrules3]

we need pics to help . Sounds like you should be taking it in to someone who knows more about it than you do , not being smart , just have been there. when in doubt go to a pro , much less headaches that way. you could set it up and be shooting an out of tune bow for a few years before it gets fixed correctly. tough call without pics though. hope it works out for ya.
Rick