Abstract: An arrow rest for attachment to a bow includes a bracket assembly having a first portion adapted for attachment to the bow and a second portion supporting a generally horizontal pivotal rest arm adapted to support a shaft of an arrow. The rest arm has a free end extending upward to engage a side portion of the arrow. A generally vertical pivot pin extends through the second portion of the bracket and is attached to a second end of the rest arm to allow the rest arm to pivot. A pivotal magnet support is rigidly connected to the pivot pin, and a magnet is connected rigidly to the magnet support. A magnetic material is connected in fixed relationship to the rest arm, the magnetic material having its magnetic poles oriented to bias the rest arm so as to urge its free first end toward a side of a window of the bow. Alternate embodiments include a spring biased arrangement and a weight biased arrangement.

Abstract: 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.