Pivotal arrow rest for reducing inaccuracy caused by spiral arrow fletching striking resilient arrow rest arms

摘要

An arrow rest mechanism for attachment to a bow includes a bracket rigidly attached to the bow and an arrow rest assembly having at least one resilient arm supporting a shaft of a released arrow and absorbing vertical force due to spine or vertical plane flexing the arrow as it is released. A hinge pivotally connects the resilient arm to the bracket, a pivot axis of the arm being located slightly ahead of the point at which the resilient arm supports the arrow. The arm pivots forward in reaction to being struck by spiral fletching of the released arrow, thereby imparting minimal upward counter-force to the tail end of the released arrow. Erratic flight of the arrow due to spine of the released arrow is nearly eliminated.