Gated full capture archery rest

A method of retaining an arrow in a shooting position on an archery bow comprising the steps of:

• displacing a gate on a generally ring shaped structure to advance an arrow through a gap into a center opening of an arrow rest;
• engaging the gate with at least one of pivoting arrow support located in the center opening of the ring shaped structure when the gate is in an open position to displace the at least one pivoting arrow support;
• positioning the arrow in the shooting position;
• biasing the at least one pivoting arrow support to capture the arrow against at least one fixed arrow support to secure the arrow in the shooting position;
• and
• biasing the gate to a closed position extending across the gap.

An arrow rest that retains an arrow in a shooting position on an archery bow, the arrow rest comprising:

• a generally ring shaped structure surrounding a center opening, the ring structure including a gap configured to receive the arrow in the center opening;
• at least one arrow support attached to the ring and extending into the center opening toward the shooting position;
• at least one pivoting arrow support pivotally attached to the ring and biased toward the shooting position of the center opening to capture the arrow against the at least one arrow support, the pivoting arrow support rotating away from the shooting position when the arrow is launched from the archery bow;
• and
• a gate pivotally attached to the ring structure and biased to extend across the gap in a closed position, wherein the gate displaces the at least one pivoting arrow supports when in an open position to facilitate positioning the arrow in the shooting position.