Super Kodiak hand shock

[Bowferd]

Just traded for a 03 Super Kodiak and am experiencing what I consider to be more than normal hand shock while shooting targets.
Bow is 50#@28and presuming 55 or so At my 29" draw. Shooting woodies and bamboo arrows weighing in around 600 to 650 gr.
Presently has wool wraps past the string grooves and wool silencers. I've adjusted the brace from 8" gradually up to 8 5/8" with no noticable improvement. Also moved the wool silencers up and down the string a couple of inches.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Fred

[Steve O]

I don't know much about Super K's old or new, but I do know when I shoot a bow now with a dacron string instead of Fast Flite (or similar) it feels shocky to me.

[Bowferd]

I'm shooting a dacron string that was sent with the bow. I've always thought that the dacron would produce less hand shock than FF?

[Jack Shanks]

I have the same poundage Super Kodiak although I think the one I have is three or four years older. Fast/Flight set about 8 1/4 I believe. I only pull 28" but I've never experienced any hand shock. One of the smoothest bows I own.

[reddogge]

I shoot a '68 Super K 50# and with 510 gr arrows it has virtually no hand shock.  It's a very smooth bow.  Maybe reduce the height to 7 3/4" to see what that does.  Maybe the newer ones are a lot different than the older ones too.

Curious... how many strands are in the string, and is it Flemish or endless?

[Bowferd]

Jim, I just unraveled the wool from the ends to check. It appears to be endless, 14 strand.
On further inspection it is flemish and very well made.

[Bowferd]

I was just informed by the previous owner that the string I've been shooting is FF. Originally he had informed me that he still had the FF string laying around and was looking for it.
I will now try a dacron string and post results.

[cacciatore]

Like Reddogge I shot older Supr Kodiak without any hand shock or noice issues.I have some newer Bear TDs that present the same hand shock sensation of your SK. I think the riser costruction can be a cause and the string material,being FF can increase it.You can cure it in many ways like changing BH and adding silencers,using a heawier arrow ect.You don't need anything of that on the old one.

[EricW]

Bowferd
I have one about the same year and poundage. Traded it off last summer. Great bow. Shot well. I didn't notice the hand shock. I think I had a dacron string on it when I got rid of it. Started with FF and really didn't notice a difference.

[Shaun]

Wool wraps and puffs have nothing to do with hand shock, they are for noise reduction. Never heard of a Super K with hand shock but only have shot older ones myself. They are a little noisy and higher brace height helps with that.

[KentuckyTJ]

I had a Kodiak Mag that would rattle your teeth.

[hunterace]

i just got my first bow, a newer SK(07-08). i never noticed anything but i haven't shot many different kinds/ brands of recurves. mabey mine has hand shock, never noticed anything, if i hit where i'm looking then i'm happy. i would have to be more experienced with shooting other bows to know i would guess.

[George D. Stout]

I never shot a Bear recurve that had hand shock.  None. I don't know what you fellers are noticing in these bows.  

TJ...how long a draw do you have?  I have shot at least two dozen of those K.Mags over the years and never had one that showed the slightest notion to be shocky.  

Bowferd....I sent you a PM.

[Bill Skinner]

If that is the laminated Super-K, I had one.  I did not notice any shock and I had a messed up elbow.  Damn near everything I shot hurt except that Super-K.  I traded it off because I shot very high due to grip angle.  I switched to a K-Mag.  Bill

[KentuckyTJ]

George, I have a short 26.5" draw.

[Hit-or-Miss]

Are you gripping that Bear with a vise like death grip, or just "holding" it with a finger and thumb?

[Bowferd]

Just got in this evening and read all of your responses. Thanks for your input. I have a tender weak Bow shoulder and the shock is enough in the hand to travel up that far.
I've owned and shot LB's, Recurves and Hybrids.
I still have bows in the same weight range. Have had same weight range and a bit higher GN Ghost, Ballistic, Quillian Patriot and Longhunter, RWH's, 54 Compass Kodiak, 57 Kodiak Special, on and on, a lot of bows, and never experienced this before. I've checked the bow over and it is flawless 9.5 . I just can't figure it out.
I'm going to order a new Dacron string from Bearbowman and see if it will cure the problem.
Until then, if anyone has a clue, please let me know.
Fred

[Jeremy]

Check the tiller.  If it's off that'd cause some shock.

I haven't shot many of the newer SKodiaks, but the ones I have were pleasant (they'd be even nicer if you took a file and reduced the tips down to a reasonable size).

[Cherokee Scout]

Make sure your brace height is right. Anything under 7 or 7.5 on that bow is too low.