What can I expect by going to an elevated rest? I will need to change my nocking point but what can I expect will change in arrow flight, site picture and the like?
Will this improve my shooting? Thanks

Generally thought that vanes shoot well off an elevated rest.

Quote from: Legolas on December 31, 2020, 02:11:44 PM
What can I expect by going to an elevated rest? I will need to change my nocking point but what can I expect will change in arrow flight, site picture and the like?
Will this improve my shooting? Thanks

"What can I expect by going to an elevated rest?".....fletching clearance...

"what can I expect will change in arrow flight, site picture and the like?".... It'll be the same....

"Will this improve my shooting? "..... No...no it won't...

"Thanks".... Your welcome....

It can help with vanes and assist with hiding some release issues. Though I shoot vanes off the shelf and have no issues.

On some bows, you can shoot 3-under with a lower nock height from an elevated rest than from off the shelf.  This makes sense to me because an elevated rest puts the 3-under grip a little further up the string, closer to the place the string would be gripped shooting split off the shelf.

I find it's easier to tune the bow. I use an old fashion brush rest (Para rest) available from 3 Rivers or Black Widow. I mount it as close to the shelf as I can, in fact I cut the bottom off to get it closer. ( I saw this done some years ago by one of the Wensels). I feel this helps to keep the arrow from bouncing off the shelf in case I torque the string with my ring finger.

All my Longbows a Recurves are set up the same. I take a stick on rest, like a bear weather rest, I cut the top off and mount it low as I can under a standard adhesive rug rest. I just cut a slit for the rest arm to poke through. I cut the top of the rest off so the arrow is closer to the Riser. I also trim the bottom of the rest to get it lower still.  Because I mount the rest as low as possible it barely changes the sight picture and the rest makes tuning much easier. I still shoot feathers but keep a couple done up with vanes in case it's real wet. It works fantastic and it lasts a long time.

I get better arrow flight and shoot a little better with one.

Try a stick on rest and try it, you can always peel it back off easily if you don't like it.

https://www.3riversarchery.com/cartel-magnetic-arrow-rest.html

My experience has been that it depends. Have one bow in particular that I just can't shoot well off the shelf , stick on a Bear Weatherrest and it shoots like a dream. Another bow I have I've went back and forth and can't really tell a difference in how it shoots with or without a rest. I also don't see a lot of difference in how I shoot them and can switch between bows with a rest and without with little or no problems.