Lets See The Weaponry For This Year!!!!!!!
07-27-2007, 09:27 PM
#23
Fork Horn
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: The Stix
Posts: 183
RE: Lets See The Weaponry For This Year!!!!!!!
Crazy, grips that came with the bow??? The stuff that was in the box was the Bow and the String. I bought 3Rivers Hunters arrows from 3Rivers archery but I still ain't shot 'em yet. How long have you had your SKB?
07-28-2007, 10:45 AM
#24
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 3
RE: Lets See The Weaponry For This Year!!!!!!!
Just got it. Been a compound archer for about a couple of years, Field Archery. Decided to have some fun with traditional archery. Liked to try something different, so picked up the SKB. Yeah, it came with a rubber grip (bought at a local archery store), but not too crazy about it. Have heard of archers not using any grips or making their own. I spoke to one of the guys at the archery store who has one, he made his own grip and recommended using a glove for your bow hand when shooting. Heard it hurts like hell if you don’t wear one. Also that there is quite a whip/snap after the release so he added string silencers, etc. I have the same bow as you. With 40# draw weight. Have you hunted at all with it? How is shooting the bow without the grip. Been thinking of that as an option.
07-28-2007, 12:04 PM
#25
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 9,175
RE: Lets See The Weaponry For This Year!!!!!!!
I wouldn't use a rubber grip on a traditional bow. I'd put a wrapped leather handle on it. It's easy to do. To wrap just the grip portion... Take a 1" wide strip of soft leather about 20-24" long and wrap it, making each turn overlap the last one by 1/4" or so. Leave the last two wraps a little loose, then tuck the tag end up under those wraps. Pull the wraps snug to lock the tag end in place and trim off the excess.
If you want to wrap the whole riser section like some original bows were, just use a longer strip.
If you want the handle padded a little more, you could do a double wrap.
If you want to wrap the whole riser section like some original bows were, just use a longer strip.
If you want the handle padded a little more, you could do a double wrap.
07-28-2007, 04:57 PM
#26
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 3
RE: Lets See The Weaponry For This Year!!!!!!!
Arthur, thank you for the recommendation. Do you use any glue at all? Or do you just rely on the tightness of the wrapped grip that I would create? Also, I’m assuming you tuck the wraps in on the bottom and top to lock it in. Thanks again.
08-05-2007, 02:46 PM
#27
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Independence, MO
Posts: 23
RE: Lets See The Weaponry For This Year!!!!!!!
I am still waiting to buy my new bow before the season starts but it will be the Martin Jaguar magnum compound bow set on www.Basspro.com.
