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Title: reverse handle
Post by: bsv on November 30, 2010, 07:10:00 PM
Could someone tell me what a reverse handle is?
Thank you Burt.
Title: Re: reverse handle
Post by: rastaman on November 30, 2010, 08:05:00 PM
reverse handle pic (http://www.northernmistlongbows.com/Options/GripStyles.html)  

Some people consider a reverse handle and a forward handle the same.  Here is a good example of a reverse handle "grip"..  After you pull the first picture up, click on the reverse handle and it will give you a strung profile picture.  Hope this helps and maybe some other folks will jump in.   :)
Title: Re: reverse handle
Post by: ron w on November 30, 2010, 08:36:00 PM
Yep that's it ,I have a Green Mt. longbow with a reverse handle,makes for a nice shooting bow.
Title: Re: reverse handle
Post by: Bobby Urban on November 30, 2010, 09:47:00 PM
Higher brace height and lower tork - love my Northern Mist.  

Bob Urban
Title: Re: reverse handle
Post by: Dick in Seattle on November 30, 2010, 11:34:00 PM
here is another comparison... a pair I built this summer plus another forward riser I did last month:

(http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h186/CaptainDick/risers05.jpg)

(http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h186/CaptainDick/arakhor414.jpg)

I use a deep locator on my forward risers, gives it a real nice feel.

The general feeling is that the forward or reverse riser is more forgiving.  I costs a couple of fps, but at least with that deep locator, it gives an extra inch of draw.
Title: Re: reverse handle
Post by: Zradix on December 01, 2010, 12:14:00 PM
you think the first one was made by mistake?
Title: Re: reverse handle
Post by: bsv on December 01, 2010, 08:14:00 PM
Thank You. That helps alot.So would you consider the super shrew to be a reverse handle?
Burt
Title: Re: reverse handle
Post by: Night Wing on December 01, 2010, 08:27:00 PM
It just comes down to personal preference. I don't care how fast they shoot, how smooth the draw is or how quiet they are. Speaking only for myself, I find forward handle (reverse handle) bows ugly to look at. This turns me completely off to them.
Title: Re: reverse handle
Post by: rastaman on December 01, 2010, 09:09:00 PM
Yes, Burt.
Title: Re: reverse handle
Post by: bsv on December 02, 2010, 09:42:00 AM
Thanks again for everyones help.
Burt