help! making or "fixing" a bow grip

wayomic · 07-06-2006, 08:57 PM

Well, I've been trying to get my 3 days a week in for practice.Got the correct stiffer arrows, fletched up with some Blazers and the bow is now truely shooting darts. But I had some consistency problems. I would cut fletchings off of a few arrows but kept getting fliers in every group. Talked to afriend of the family who is a "semi-pro bow nut" to help me out one day. He picked it right up. I was gripping the bow like I was still using my older ones with the beefy grip area so I wasn'tgetting a good consistant grip on it. NOT a problem of too tight or torque, but of inconsistant placement and set.

My main problem is the grip on my new bow (and it seems every bow I've help in the shop) is so small compared to the size of my hand it is swallowed up. Add to it that I have some dificulty with getting my wrist bent so that the grip is braced onto the ball and heel of my palm because I lost range of movement form an accident.

I was wondering if anyone out there knows how I could build up the diameter of the grip and/or shape it to make up for my problem? I was thinking foam grip tape but that doesn't seem a very good solution. Probably would have too much give and not that sturdy on wear-and-tear.

I though I saw something like "build a grip" stuff you are supposed to be able to mold, somewhere online but now I can't find it. Would that work? how well?

drewm2 · 07-06-2006, 09:18 PM

I've seen a lot of bows at the pawn shop with layers upon layers of electrical tape wrapped around the handle. It looks like crap and I would neither advise it nor do it to my bow, but I suppose that's a solution some people have found.

wayomic · 07-06-2006, 09:45 PM

Yeah, that's another reason I want to avoid using grip tape, etc, if at all possible. I thought that if all else I would get another grip to use to build something for it but whenI tried going to the manufactorers site I didn't find a listing for a replacement grip.
The pain in the a$$ is that I know there is a way to do it. Some of the shooters (pistol, etc) I've met in the past had built up grips using some kind of compound, but I never had a reason to ask what it was, or where to get some. I guess is nothing else I'll be carving something out of wood.

drewm2 · 07-06-2006, 09:54 PM

Come to think of it, I saw another post where a guy had a new handle put on his bow. He said it was more comfortable, better grip when his hand started sweating, and he posted a picture- it gave his bow a real nice, custom look with wood laminations. I'll see if if I can find that post, then let you know where it is.

drewm2 · 07-06-2006, 10:01 PM

Yeah, I found it. Its in "bowhunting", called "The BowTech is finally complete, PICS!". I posted a response to bring to the front for you. Good luck!

Arjuna · 07-06-2006, 11:50 PM

I shoot a Buckmaster g2 and love the handle, but when winter comes and I put on a cotton glove for hunting, I found that the wood handle and glove would slide. So, I wrapped my handle in a tennis raquet tape. It works like a charm.

paka · 07-07-2006, 03:10 AM

You could try wearing a thick glove , heard thet helps some people and you wouldnt be messing with the bow

Deer hunter 72 · 07-07-2006, 09:59 AM

Tronjo on AT makes nice torque free grips
http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showthread.php?t=331209

BGfisher · 07-07-2006, 03:19 PM

Try a search on Archery Talk for aftermarket grips. There are several companies that make them. Loesh come to mind. There are others.

jshep56 · 07-07-2006, 10:25 PM

I have a 4 year old Browning Mirage and was having the same problem. While at a local sporting goods store I found some camo wrap for shotguns. Same kind of stuff doctors now use instead of ace bandage. The stuff sticks to itself. I wrapped mine up with this stuff and after a while it is now somewhat tacky. Gives me a great grip with no slide.