grips on recurves?

[andy80]

Just wondering who uses one and what type? I find the grip gets slippery when shooting with sweaty palms.

Cheers.

Andy

[longbow steve]

Hi Andy, not a fan of grips myself but a couple of options for you are "sure grip" which is a rubber type sleeve available through 3 rivers via JCM. There is another self adhesive saddle type that sits on the belly side of the grip which may work for you. Otherwise get creative and make a nice leather one. Cheers Steve

[looseplucker]

Rexona on the palms?

[Goatchaser]

I got hair on my palms, helps with the sweat, just don't ask how it got there.

[Gringa Bows]

if we ever meet Goat chaser remind me not to shake your hand

[Nephew]

You wouldn'nt notice the hair on other peoples palms, would you Rod? Got enough of your own!

[littlejohn59]

Hey there andy80
I suffer the same problem as you. The rubber grip is fine whilst its new or the climate cool.
I grab a handful of dirt from where i am standing and squeeze my hand. The dirt will absorb the moisture from you hand. Open your hand and let the remaining dirt fall to the ground. Now your hand has a protective coating of dust. This will reduce the torquing and slipping of the bow from your hand.
Its simple...... but it works for me

[looseplucker]

There is a product, and I am not making this up, that some musicians use to help them hold their plectrum when fingers get sweaty.

It is called 'Gorilla Snot'.

Have a look on www.fqms.com

[toby]

Why don't you get your grip checkered? It helps, this is my Silvertip

[little arrows]

we both use the "posi-grip" on our recurves - soft to the touch and the dimples don't rub your hand, makes bow easy to hang on to when hand and bow are wet especially in the rain.

cheers
sue

[daniel boon]

My S-Tips are checkered, and have leather grips on some other bows, and on the ones that are plain, I stick a strip of skateboard grip tape. It's self adhesive, and got a piece about 700mmx300mm from the surf shop for about $10. Enough to last for years.

[andy80]

Some real good idea's there, I'll try growing the hair on my Palms first. Has anyone tried cutting some soft leather to shape and contact glueing it on??

[longbowinfected]

easier to wind self amalgamating [silicone rubber] around the bow grip making sure you overlap each wind and really stretch it. Tape over each end to help it settle down. I just put two rings on the bow to guide my thumb and forefinger in the same way each time on my longbow whilst using a wrist sling so I do not really grip the bow or torque it.

Kein