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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: ChristopherO on October 19, 2008, 04:15:00 PM
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All spring, summer and fall I practice with either no glove on my bow hand or a thin Jersey glove with my Hill style Martin long bow. The handle is deeper than I like but I can shoot it well. But when the cool temps demand a thicker glove the bow feels like a foreign stick in my hand. Yesterday morning was my first trip to the deer woods. The colder weather prompted me to slip on a warmer glove. As soon as I got into the stand and pulled the bow back I knew this wasn't going to work. (and it didn't, either!)
I will have to take my rasp to it, eventually, for a better fit. Does anyone else have this problem with a straight handled longbow?
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yup. get a shur grip or similiar rubber slip on grip.
they are elastic and conform to the handle. then put a piece of rubber to mark your thumb position. I use the folded up piece of grip I cut off when I cut it to size.
If you have your thumb in the right position the hand falls naturally in place. Works for me.
Good luck.
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And practicing with the gloves on probly wouldn't hurt any either. :D I had the same problem with my recurve this year.
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Maybe try a handwarmer muff and you could possibly get away with a jersey glove?