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AN ARROW REST COMPRISING: A FLEXIBLE BASE MEMBER FOR USE IN MOUNTING A GROUP OF BRISTLE ELEMENTS TO A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL SURFACE OF A BOW, SAID BASE MEMBER CONFORMING TO ANY SLIGHT CONTOUR OF SAID SURFACE AND HAVING AN ELONGATED SLOT AND AN ARROW-CONTACTING SURFACE THEREABOVE; BRUSH MEANS SECURED TO SAID BASE MEMBER, INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF FLEXIBLE BRISTLE ELEMENTS CONNECTED AT CORRESPONDING ENDS TO SAID BASE MEMBER, SAID BRISTLE ELEMENTS HAVING A LENGTH GREATER THAN THE DIAMETER OF AN ARROW SHAFT, SAID BRISTLE ELEMENTS BEING MOUNTED TO EXTEND OUTWARDLY FROM SAID BASE MEMBER AND HAVING MEDIAL PORTIONS ADAPTED TO RECEIVE AND RESILIENTLY SUPPORT THE SHAFT OF AN ARROW, SAID BRISTLE ELEMENTS BEING FREE AT POSITIONS AWAY FROM SAID BASE MEMBER WHEREBY RESILIENTLY TO RESPOND INDEPENDENTLY TO THE PASSAGE OF THE FLETCHING OF A SUPPORTED ARROW AND SAID BRISTLE ELEMENTS BEING ALIGNED IN A GROUP HAVING GREATER LENGTH THAN WIDTH, THE WIDTH DIMENSION OF SAID GROUP OF BRISTLE ELEMENTS BEING DISPOSABLE TRANSVERSELY OF THE SHAFT OF A SUPPORTED ARROW WHEREBY TO MINIMIZE THE CONTACT EFFECTS ON ARROW FLETCHINGS PROPELLED THEREOVER, SAID BRUSH MEANS FURTHER INCLUDING RELATIVELY RIGID INTERCONNECTING MEANS JOINING SAID CORRESPONDING ENDS OF THE BRISTLE ELEMENTS TO PRESERVE THE GENERAL ORGANIZATION AND THE ALIGNMENT THEREOF AND SAID RELATIVELY RIGID INTERCONNECTING MENS CONFORMING TO THE SHAPE OF SAID SLOT FOR TELESCOPIC ASSEMBLY THEREIN WITH THE BASE MEMBER; AND PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE MEANS ON SAID BASE MEMER FOR POSITIVELY ATTACHING SAID BASE MEMBER AND SAID BRUSH MEANS TO SAID BOW SURFACE IN CONFORMITY WITH ANY SLIGHT CONTOUR VARIATION OF THE SUBJACENT BOW SURFACE.