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Author Topic: Hats for shooting trad.  (Read 1293 times)

Offline Biff

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Re: Hats for shooting trad.
« Reply #20 on: February 17, 2009, 02:36:00 PM »
The "Jones" hat is short brimmed, down in front, up in back. I shoot in it and never touch the
brim with the string. Cabela's has it in camo and orange. Biff
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Offline wharvey

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Re: Hats for shooting trad.
« Reply #21 on: February 17, 2009, 03:57:00 PM »
I'll second the Tilly. They have some rather short brimmed hats and carry a lifetime warranty, including lose for the first year or so.

As to the string touching the brim, I use that as a sort of click indicator. If the string doesn't then I know something is wrong with my form. (Except unusually position required shots.)

For cold weather I usually wear an Akubra Banjo Patterson, bought at Noggintops.
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Offline akbowbender

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Re: Hats for shooting trad.
« Reply #22 on: February 17, 2009, 04:30:00 PM »
I have a Thinsulate "Radar" hat that has knit pull-down ear protection and a knit cover over a plastic bill. I bent the bill over my right eye and the sting clears it just fine. See my Avatar.

I do want to get a Stormy Kromer, though. Too bad they stopped making the bowhunter model.
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Re: Hats for shooting trad.
« Reply #23 on: February 17, 2009, 04:39:00 PM »
For cold weather I like the polar fleece beanie. Then any archery cap with a short brim or take some siccors to a camo cap.
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Offline **DONOTDELETE**

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Re: Hats for shooting trad.
« Reply #24 on: February 17, 2009, 04:49:00 PM »
3-D boonie for early season & wool beenie for cold weather.

Offline Diamond Paul

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Re: Hats for shooting trad.
« Reply #25 on: February 17, 2009, 04:51:00 PM »
I love a boonie hat, have them in everything from mesh to wool.  Only thing I ever wear.  I wish I could find a fleece boonie like Dennis Kamstra (tips from the old-timer) often wears in TBM pics, the one with the fake leopard skin band.  Cheesy, but cool.
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Offline Brian Krebs

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Re: Hats for shooting trad.
« Reply #26 on: February 17, 2009, 05:06:00 PM »
when they say 'one size fits all' it doesn't mean you and your buddies have to hunt with your heads together !

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Offline Van/TX

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Re: Hats for shooting trad.
« Reply #27 on: February 17, 2009, 07:59:00 PM »
Do they still make the Jones hat  :bigsmyl: ...Van
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Offline Dustin Waters

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Re: Hats for shooting trad.
« Reply #28 on: February 18, 2009, 09:50:00 AM »
I bought a Rocky, "engineer" hat from Dick's sporting goods for 9 bucks before deer season.  It has an elastic band on the inside and a nice short bill just long enough to keep the sun out and just short enough to stay away from the strings on my bows.  I love it, I actuall bought myself two of them later on, but my father has managed to weasel my extra one away from me.

here is the link from Rocky
 http://www.rockyboots.com/Products/details.aspx?productId=4718&lehighproductId=1600FQ0608163&PageNo=1&CatId=124&subCatId=132

Offline Schultzy

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Re: Hats for shooting trad.
« Reply #29 on: February 18, 2009, 10:10:00 AM »
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Originally posted by Bear Heart:
You can also cut a regular bill down a bit or cut a triangle out of it.
Yep, works for me. My warm weather hat that I use for bear hunting and early season deer hunting Is cut out, works slick!! During the cold season I just wear a stocking hat.

Offline joekeith

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Re: Hats for shooting trad.
« Reply #30 on: February 18, 2009, 11:45:00 AM »
I can't shoot with one on.  I watched a clip of Byron, "my hero", shooting and the string hits his hat real good, but doesn't affect the arrow flight at all. :knothead:

Offline MMilin

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Re: Hats for shooting trad.
« Reply #31 on: February 18, 2009, 01:43:00 PM »
I like the Stormy Kromer hats.  When I don't want to wear a brimmed Kromer backwards, I wear my BRIMLESS Kromer.  It's just like a regular Kromer except there's no brim whatsoever.

In my opinion, it's a really neat hat.

Mark

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Re: Hats for shooting trad.
« Reply #32 on: February 18, 2009, 01:50:00 PM »
Warm weather, I wear a short brimmed boonie hat.  Winona Camo floppy or stocking/skull cap when it turns a little chilly.  Wear two floppys or one over a stocking/skull cap when it gets really cold.

Offline TomMcDonald

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Re: Hats for shooting trad.
« Reply #33 on: February 18, 2009, 04:41:00 PM »
boonie hat is good because you can fold it up at any brim. Also you can chuck it in your pocket if you want it off.

 

Offline WidowEater

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Re: Hats for shooting trad.
« Reply #34 on: February 18, 2009, 08:57:00 PM »
I like the short brimmed hats.  A good warm weather one I just found is a youth hat that comes in Darton Youth Bows (compound) that has a short brim.  My warm weather hat has been a Stormy Kromer for a good while now.  I can shoot with baseball caps on frontways as well but I tend to cant my bow past 45 degrees when I shoot so the string moves itself out of the way.

BTW:  I like your cammies Tom ^^^
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Offline VA Bowbender

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Re: Hats for shooting trad.
« Reply #35 on: February 18, 2009, 09:05:00 PM »
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Offline trashwood

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Re: Hats for shooting trad.
« Reply #36 on: February 18, 2009, 09:53:00 PM »
Hmmm I wanna know why we don't hunt with a Robin Hood hat???   :)

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Offline JEFF B

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Re: Hats for shooting trad.
« Reply #37 on: February 19, 2009, 12:32:00 AM »
well my hat is the one ya see in my pic
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other times i let her sleep"

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Offline TomMcDonald

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Re: Hats for shooting trad.
« Reply #38 on: February 19, 2009, 12:57:00 AM »
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Originally posted by trashwood:
Hmmm I wanna know why we don't hunt with a Robin Hood hat???    :)  

rusty
Coz they look ridiculous.   :bigsmyl:

Offline TomMcDonald

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Re: Hats for shooting trad.
« Reply #39 on: February 19, 2009, 12:58:00 AM »
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Originally posted by WidowEater:
I like the short brimmed hats.  A good warm weather one I just found is a youth hat that comes in Darton Youth Bows (compound) that has a short brim.  My warm weather hat has been a Stormy Kromer for a good while now.  I can shoot with baseball caps on frontways as well but I tend to cant my bow past 45 degrees when I shoot so the string moves itself out of the way.

BTW:  I like your cammies Tom ^^^
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