Changing the Feel

[tippit]

I wasn't going to get into my old collectable bows...Bears, Wings, Howatts, Drakes, etc.  But I couldn't help myself.  Probably my favorite old hunting bow was the 58" Hoyt Pro Hunter (Whiffen Comet same bow).  I think they are faster pound for pound than the rest of the group...well maybe not the Drake Hunter Flight!  Being mainly a longbow shooter, what I don't like about most of the old recurves is the deep low wrist...that can be fixed.  My Guinea pig for the day was a beat up Whiffen Comet 58" 47#@28.  The edges were ragged and the glass needed some attention.  Once cleaned up it is 44#@28.  Now the Feel Good fix...change the low wrist to a more moderate high wrist grip.  Finish of Tru Oil to be applied later...tippit

Top Bow: Beat up Whiffen Comet...Grinder Fix
Bottom Bow: Pristine (little later version)  Whiffen Comet...Untouched

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[Pine]

Those are looking very nice .

[Shadowhnter]

Cool! Im interested in knowing how it all works out. Has your work given you the wrist/hand fit you were looking for?

[tippit]

Shadowhnter,
It's very comfortable for me now.  You can see how much of the lower riser I had to grind off to get that straighter grip.  The top bow had the same riser profile as the bottom bow before grinding.

Good work, Jeff!

Bisch

[ron w]

Looks great......good job!

[Whip]

To me,  the most important thing that makes a bow a "shooter" for an individual is the grip.   It is scary to start hacking away at a beautiful riser,  but it's actually fun once you get going.   I really enjoy making a bow fit me perfectly.
Nice work!