Can’t Reduce Hand Shock In My NM Superior, Need Ideas

[LBR]

I just realized...duhhh...Steve uses Dynaflight '97.

[M60gunner]

Don’t know your age and what ailments you might have but it could be one of those ritus coming on. I have arthritis in my hands and I feel “thump” if I have to light an arrow with a recurve. Maybe next time you get a checkup you can ask Doc for an X-RAY. Caught soon enough and with excirise it can be held to a minimum. Wish I had done that years ago.

[WESTBROOK]

What are  the specs on the Baraga and what arrows are you shooting out of it?

Those 400's with that light point weight is waay stiff for that bow.

I shoot a 60# @ 29 Superior and can shoot that arrow with almost 300g on the front.

[Terry Lightle]

When I shoot a bow of this style,which  I do,I sure nuff grip it by grabbing it like an axe handle.
Terry

[elk nailer]

try some wood arrows.

[matt steed]

Call Steve Turay and ask him, he might have a better idea of what is going on.

The Superior has a fairly full to the palm locator grip.  It is one that likes a full hand contact, but even with Hill style grips, bearing down hard on the grip is not needed. Getting the grip seated to the individual hand at the beginning of the draw is one thing, but that hard grip pressure is not needed at the end of the draw. I believe it was Jerry Hill that said that Howard Hill lightened the pressure on the grip during draw.  That works very well for me.  Also, Byron suggests keeping the elbow from locking straight is important with his bows, a similar class bow, because as he stated, that will keep the elbow from getting beat up.  Personally, I think a longer R/D bow like the Superior would work better if shot with a split finger form, more in the John Schulz fashion.  If one needs or desires to aim at full draw longer, no harm in that.

[flyguysc]

The Superior is properly named. I shoot a 52# 66"@26dl with Douglas Fur wood shafts @ 508 grains. When I got my Superior I changed out the string with one from Allen Shafer's from Ten Ring, which I have done with all my  bows. I like a eighteen strand with a .30 serving material which fits my classic stye nocks perfectly.I shoot split finger with no hand shock. The bow it truly Superior.

[Roger Norris]

I honestly think hand shock is subjective. I have 3 NM bows...a Baraga, a Superior, and a Ramer. They all feel slightly different in the hand, but nothing I would consider detrimental handshock.

A bow shot with out the fingers around the bow will have no hand shock. One should really get one of those Ole Ben's from the 50s to compare to when calibrating hand shock. A bow has hand shock when it is shot open handed and it beats the arrow to the target.

Originally posted by matt steed:
Call Steve Turay and ask him, he might have a better idea of what is going on.

I retrospect, seems this would have been a good first step.  Steve knows his bows..prolly better than any.

Anyhoo, I agree with the comment: "lots of good info here"...seems like things are coming together.