Whats down the road for arrow rests, in terms of design?
Manufacturers tell us not to hold our breath waiting for a new “radical” design anytime soon. “There is a tapering off point for everything, just like the efficiency of bows,” said Troncoso. “Most all quality products are built on a variation of some tested theme. But creativity will tell. For example, we have some arrow rest designs that we’re working on right now that, while we could bring them to market today, we don’t want to saturate the market with too many new products at once. You also have to educate the public to the benefits of a new rest before it will sell well for you, which both takes time and some of the focus off your existing product line.” “We’re always working to make our existing products better, and to design new products we know will both work and sell for us,” said Mizek. “But right now there’s nothing on the horizon I can see that will set the industry on its ear.” “I think two things are important in any archery product design and development, not just arrow r
