RE: Is the lack of handshock over hyped?
 

Read98redline's post.

When a bow is shot, there is movement,when that movement deviates from the shot before,you KNOW something was wrong.

The more experience you gain,the better you can read that feedback.

If a bow kicks sideways,that will tell you you have torqued the grip or are pulling out of the shot.Your experiense can help you fix the problem but if the bow sits dead still and your arrow doesn't hit where it should have,you have no clue to really what happened.


Enough experience will tell you when a shot feels good and when something isn't right.

RE: Is the lack of handshock over hyped?
 

Thank you, that makes perfect sense. Learn something new all the time. Now I know.

RE: Is the lack of handshock over hyped?
 

Here is a perfect example of what we are talking about from probably the best compound shooter in the world.

Check out what he is doing while the bow is lunging.He is letting it go.I bet he knew it was a good shot.[8D]

RE: Is the lack of handshock over hyped?
 

That's cool TFOX!

How did you post that animated pic?

RE: Is the lack of handshock over hyped?
 

Copy andpaste off his web sight.I didn't do anything.[:-]

RE: Is the lack of handshock over hyped?
 

Many wonder why I don't like a rounded grip on a bow,this video shows why.If you have a rounded grip,how much harder is it to get the bow to react straight forward without kicking to one side or the other?

Something to make you go HMMMMMM.[8D]

RE: Is the lack of handshock over hyped?
 

The other issue with a rounded grip is that you really have no sensation of when the bow is sitting correctly in your hand. I pull the wooden grips off of all of my Hoyts and shoot directly off the riser for just this reason.

RE: Is the lack of handshock over hyped?
 

Good point as well.


I have a real problem with a rounded grip not settling in for me.

BUT,I had some really good days with my 03 Ultratec that had a rounded grip but I wasn't consistant with it.

RE: Is the lack of handshock over hyped?
 

Hand shock on todays bows is a huge improvement over bows from 5-10 years ago. I noticed it when I switched from the old Browning Tornado that I had for many years to a Mathews Switchback. Huge Difference!! Tonight I shot the General and the Diamond Marquis, all I can say is wow! If you want a bow that has near "0" handshock and felt recoil then the General is for you. I shot the Marquis after the General and it has very little hand shock and felt vibration. It is going to be a hard decision on which one to get.

As far as the fat grip vs a skinny grip, I am in total agreeance that a skinny grip is easier to shoot when it comes to feeling the shot. It is probably the main reason that I am selling my Mathews.

RE: Is the lack of handshock over hyped?
 

Say I, What brought this rise in temperature on? What's made you get heated up?:eek:

It's just the evolution ofthe "buy what feels best" recommendation.

I don't care for any vibration so I'd say no it's not over hyped, over priced, yes!

There's some truth in the Harley analogy. When I had one there was a brief period of time when it purred. It had perfect rhythm at idle, bump pada bump pada bump. It was a beautiful thing. Smooth rider and powerful. I'd say a smooth shooting bow is the same way, aint wasting one bit of what it can give.[8D]