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Title: longbow grip
Post by: rnharris on August 03, 2007, 11:48:00 AM

are there any tricks to making big hands work with small grip my hand rides up so high that
arrow hits my hand thanks.

Title: Re: longbow grip
Post by: mike g on August 03, 2007, 12:22:00 PM

Ad aleather grip to it to beef it up....
Are just add a 1/2 wide strip of leather around the grip just under the shelf for your hand to rest under....

Title: Re: longbow grip
Post by: Jarrod Feiner on August 03, 2007, 01:16:00 PM

I'd also consider how you are holding the grip. One should be able to hold a longbow with a grip with the diameter the size of a broomhandle and not hit their hand if the bow is gripped properly.

Could you post a photo of your grip and where you are hitting? I'm no expert, just a bald dope, but I'd like to see this through.

Title: Re: longbow grip
Post by: rnharris on August 03, 2007, 03:23:00 PM

i will over the weekend thanks Ralph

Title: Re: longbow grip
Post by: Jarrod Feiner on August 04, 2007, 03:06:00 AM

Ralph, I look forward to seeing it.
Goodluck.

Title: Re: longbow grip
Post by: capt eddie on August 04, 2007, 09:07:00 PM

You can build up the size of the grip with the two part epoxy in the plumbing dept at home depot.  It sands as easy as wood to mold to your hand.

Title: Re: longbow grip
Post by: rnharris on August 06, 2007, 03:48:00 PM

i moved my nock up some the hitting hand went away arrow flight is ok just looks funny so high
up on string i'll try to post pics havn't learned how here yet Ralph