Not trying to hijack your thread but how do you like your wessel longbow? I have a tall tines recurve that I love and is my main bow. Been considering getting a longbow for quite a while.

Nice. Especially sweet in the late!

Quote from: black velvet on December 24, 2025, 08:24:28 AMYou need to pick feathers that are closer in angle and height. That will make them join better.

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Get Dan's advise.
My experience: I had to shoot lefthanded for two years due to shoulder surgery, I bought a 50# @ 28" Whip off the classifieds here to use for that time. My draw length LH is 29-3/4", used a clicker to ingrain and maintain form, it performed excellent without any stacking.
 
Went 7/7 on deer the first year and 3/3 the second year before switching back to right handed mid season.

God Jul, Bue and everyone else.

God Jul from the cold north.

As far as grip vs pain from an injury a guy would just need to try different ones to see what works for his specific situation.

Now as to high vs low grip. LOTS of target bows from the 60s-70s were high wrist grip. Some very high. I'd say that back in NFAA field archery glory days high wrist was the norm. The very low grip recurves you see guys using today seem to stem from recent compound converts to "trad" archery setting up recurves for what they were used to in their compound bows.


Up till just a few years ago medium or high wrist grips on recurve bows were typical. Some of us still use them! 

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Thanks for the pics Tedd. One of the things I've never liked about most longbows is the grip. I prefer the feel of a higher wrist. But I also think a lower wrist grip would promote a lower bow shoulder and stable platform. Right now, I'd do whichever doesn't hurt my elbow and just get used to it.

Quote from: JamieR on December 25, 2025, 02:48:27 PMI have a black widow pl 66" 50@28 td that I'm picking up at ETAR 2026. Right now I've got the standard grip ordered but I believe I'll switch it to the Myles grip. It sounds like a nice low grip with a flat spot on the back rather than rounded.

Of all the recurve grips I prefer the Jenkins grip

Many labor and sports injuries here as well.  I got into ergonomics during work as a PTA, and led me to the low grip.  It's one of the reasons I am playing with the ILF's.  I'm using an R-Core 'Master' on my metal riser; and ground a flat on my other wood riser.  Definitely figuring this all out before I'd take another stab at buying custom.  It seems a-lot more bowyers are offering compound style grips more than I remember from a few years ago.

I have a black widow pl 66" 50@28 td that I'm picking up at ETAR 2026. Right now I've got the standard grip ordered but I believe I'll switch it to the Myles grip. It sounds like a nice low grip with a flat spot on the back rather than rounded.

Of all the recurve grips I prefer the Jenkins grip