Need Measurement: Bear TD Grip Circumference

[Bowwild]

I have a new 2011 Bear TD A Riser. Just received it last week.  The grip isn't as narrow as I remembered it being when I tried one on January 7th at the ATA show in Indianapolis.  Does anyone have one they could measure? I need the measurement around the smallest part of the grip (pivot point).  I'm used to less than 5" at this spot and the one I have is 5.25".

Thanks

[inrut]

I have a 2004 A riser that measures 4.5". It is a little thin for my liking in the palm swell area. Are you going to be at Cloverdale? I would like to check out your A riser. Is your riser a right hand version?

[Bowwild]

Inrut,
Thanks for that info. This LH A riser I have is thicker around than the Green Strip (B) and the Supreme A I owned and own.

I have a call in to Bear to ask if they will reduce the circumference if I return it.

I may come to Cloverdale this year as a schedule conflict has been eliminated. I haven't been to Cloverdale since 2001 when I bought a Fox High Sierra.  Thanks for reminding me of it!

[jcar315]

BW: Good to hear you got your new Bear riser.

Great topic to say the least and I was curious enough to measure all of my Bear TD's.

My Supreme and a B and A Black and Tan riser are all 4.75" around (think I got them in the narrowest portion but will say I measured them all the same)

New Bear A riser  5"

Having just got back from the Baltimore shoot and shooting the Supreme and a Black & Tan alot and just picking up the new Red stripe you can tell right away the difference.

I will say I like the smaller throats much better than the bigger one. Will be curious what others find.

[Bowwild]

Jcar,
Thanks for getting back to me.

I just made some careful measurements.  My new A Red Stripe TD is actually 5 1/8", so it is not as wide as I thought.  

However, I measured my Supreme A and my Silvertip and both are 4 1/4" -- much more narrow which is why those grips feel so good to me.

It appears there is a lot of difference in the throat circumferences of these bows?

The way I measure is to use a white piece of bow string thread. I wrap it around the throat of the grip and mark where the string end meets the string. I then measure that length.

It appears my Red Stripe is going to be better suited for someone with bigger paws than mine.

Thanks
Roy

[jcar315]

The circumference might depend on which person was on the sander that day at the factory. Would love to get the Red Stripe handle to feel like the Supreme.

When I shot the Red Stripe only for about a month I got used to the grip. If I were to switch back and forth between it and the others probbably not so much.....