tip protectors

[Bear Heart]

What is the best kind of tip protector. I know it's a basic question but I just never used one.  I am shooting a recurve.

[Mark Hedges]

There was a thread on this just a little while ago.  Try a search.  I like the Saunders protector myself.  All the others I tried tended to get flung off the limb when I came to full draw.

Mark

[ALW]

The tip off of a baby bottle nipple.  The flesh colored ones.  Very stretchy and cheap.  Plus you can put them on without having to fish your string through an opening like some of the tip protectors have.

Aaron

[d. ward]

BH with our wet weather during the late season.You will want to make sure and dry your bow tip under the tip protecter after a wet days hunting.They do collect a little water from time to time.There is one brand,I beleave my be a saunders but not sure.Which comes with a small hole to alow the water to escape...I kind of like whichever one that one is...bowdoc

[mooseman76]

Black Widow sells one that has the little holes in the bottom.  I use these on all my bows.  But I still take it off after getting the bow wet to let everything dry out.  They are cheap and I always have a half dozen or so in my gear box...Mike

[Gator1]

The solid rubber ones I have had good luck with, you can cut them down to size..

[Whip]

The toe of my boot is what I use.  I've always been afraid of have moisture get under the other kind and delaminate the tip.

[JEFF B]

i am with you whip toe of the boots good!

[Bear Heart]

I rest my bow on my boot toe. still gets worn.  Going with the saunders. thanks

[Paul WA]

BH, I was thinking of putting one on but didnt stop to think about moisture. Living just up the road from you in Ashford I decided against it...PR

[d. ward]

Hey guy's if you do choose to use the tip protecters.Please make sure and wipe your bow dry after the days hunting...One reason I'am a stickler on them.And a modern new type bow should not but could have the same problems...My 1959 Kodiak has or had factory paper tip overlays.They were in very near mint condition and glued down darn good (I thought).But after 3 days of hunting at St.Helens in the rainy normal late season condition on the west side of our state not pouring but fairly wet.When I returned home,I saw my lower tip overlay which would have been the one catching the rain in the lower tip protecter of course...was completey delaminated.The bow was still strung and the string was all that was holding the overlay in place.Once unstrung it fell right off the bow.I was kind of...well not kind of but was really happy I did not take any shots the last day as that could result in some real damage in and around the string grooves...Just a little food for thought.......bowdoc