ORIGINAL: HotLZ
ijummy, I'll tell you why I want to do that. I don't like BT's grips very much. I like that they are thin, but IMO they are not condusive to repeatable hand placement. It would be nice if they had a thumb grove on the right side. That would really help. I don't really have a problem with torquing, but rather trying to get hand placement exactly the same from shot to shot. It makes a difference for me between an x and a 5.
I can grip a Hoyt Protec with sideplates exactly the same from shot to shot, but on my Constitution it is much more difficult. I have to really pay attention to what I'm doing. With the Hoyt my hand just slides into the same place automagically w/o thinking about it. Not so with the BT.
Rod
I agree HotLZ, had the same problem shooting the stock grip. I am not shooting side plates but I did remove my grip to install a Shrewd. I didn't shoot it but played around with the feel of the bare riser and it felt good. I believe it is similiar to the Hoyt. You are going to gain about 1/4" draw length if you decide to shoot off the riser. Also be careful removing the grip, I gouged my riser a little because I did not realize the entire thing was glued on.