i'm a tab guy, make my own out of very thin latigo chromed leather.
BUT i have a need for a glove and would like one that's Super Soft and THIN at the string tips, for the best feel of the string. thinner and Most Flexible is better for me.
anyone know of such a glove?
Don't know of anything manufactured... thinnest I've used is the Damascus glove...
but you might be able to use a golf glove... they are really thin...
Jonathan
Yep Damascus. Gives a nice feel for the string :thumbsup:
+ for the Damascus. Thinest glove I have tried.
Damascus is the best I've found. As a sidenote, I also found they last longer with a tie on string nock vs. a metal one.
Damascus is the best I know for your needs!
I sure like the Dura Glove from 3Rivers. You can surely feel the string, and never get grooves in the glove.
Damascus, they run small if the size I received was true. I ordered a large and it's a small large because I never get extra large gloves or tabs
Damascus Rob. :saywhat: Bloodstains and all. :goldtooth: I have a newer one as a back up in my bow case but seems I always use "The Bloody One". :archer2: Works great in cold weather too. Just cut those 3 fingers off a glove of your choice.
Damascus, they run small if the size I received was true. I ordered a large and it's a small large because I never get extra large gloves or tabs
Not being a smart a$$ but a womans or mans driving glove would give you the feel and protection. Just cut it and sew the seam.I didnt like the Damascuc glove, I have two Bear Paw gloves that are broken in and feel great. And I t6hink they are not made by the same manufacturer(neet) for the last one I ordered was not of the same quality and sizing was way way off.
The NEET calf-hair glove is super thin, too thin for me even at ~50#.
QuoteOriginally posted by Shedrock:
I sure like the Dura Glove from 3Rivers. You can surely feel the string, and never get grooves in the glove.
I'm sold on the Dura Glove too. I always used a damascus, but they were a little too thin and a bit rough on the fingers if shooting a lot. The leather on them also tends to where out pretty quick - about a year's worth of shooting for me. I just purchased a Dura Glove from 3Rivers and tried it for the first time tonight. I LOVE IT!! More protection than a damascus, but you still feel the string very well. I'm kicking myself for not getting one sooner.
I bought my two gloves from a family who are vendors at Denton Hill. They make a damascus type glove and they are the perfect thickness for good shooting. My first one is still going strong from 3 years ago and my second is a backup.
You won't find a glove thinner than a golf glove Rob. The damascus gloves ( that's what I use ) are thin but have doubled finger tips where a golf glove doesn't.
Goat skin glove from KK
Golf glove....... :thumbsup:
I use a mechanics glove during early season. Shoot with no glove most of the time.
Made a glove from veg tanned kangaroo that was thinner than my present damascus. my fingers got sore so I gave it away, maybe felt the string to much.
thanx for all yer replies, folks. gonna hafta do me some "hand on" testing ... :D
Hard to imagine that the particular skinnies you shoot won't be felt in most gloves.
QuoteOriginally posted by Friend:
Hard to imagine that the particular skinnies you shoot won't be felt in most gloves.
all my strings, no matter what the strand count, have the same final center serving diameter. ;)
I shoot a Super Glove by AlaskanBowhunitng BUT..... I turn It inside out and cut the leather out under the thin cordovan Faces, so basically my finger stalls are thin slick cordovan string side. It's slick.. Plus I also cut tips of glove off so I can feel my finger tips on my face.
While your response that your center servings are the same count is undoutably true, none of my various knocks would accomodate Magua. I ended up utilizing the boiling water method
to tighten them down.
I went thru several gloves and tabs to find one that would have mercy on these tender fingers. I too shoot skinnies and am able to discern a significant difference when shooting your skinnies on Magua. Perhaps the my discernment was more evident since I shoot off the finger tips.
X3 on the 3 rivers dura glove. $25, wears well and good feel of the string.
Hey guys thanks for the info.New to archery and to this site.
QuoteOriginally posted by Shedrock:
I sure like the Dura Glove from 3Rivers. You can surely feel the string, and never get grooves in the glove.
X4...
I was a Damascus guy for years. No going back now. Thin, durable, and sooo fast on release!
I like the Dura-Glove they give me a good feel of the string. I can't shoot with a heavy glove.
QuoteOriginally posted by el greco:
Hey guys thanks for the info.New to archery and to this site.
Welcome Christos, Enjoy the journey.
Happy Thanksgiving,
CTT
Rob, the neet caif hair gloves are available from Rick Welch on his site. I use to use the damascus but they will wear a groove in them after alot of shooting. the hair gloves will just wear the hair off. I bought 20 of them and they are as good as I've seen. Don
QuoteOriginally posted by batman:
Rob, the neet caif hair gloves are available from Rick Welch on his site. I use to use the damascus but they will wear a groove in them after alot of shooting. the hair gloves will just wear the hair off. I bought 20 of them and they are as good as I've seen. Don
are the tips soft and supple? as with a thin tab, i wanna feel the string ....
Been making my own gloves for the past several years out of used wallets and purses. Fossil brand seems to have the best leather. Light and extremely durable. Absolutely no wear after thousands of shots. I put the back of the glove leather finished side against the back of my hand to keep sweat from penetrating the leather and use poly strapping for the wrist band since that has always been the first part of the glove to fail for me. Buy small buckles from Tandy's. I sew them up on my regular sewing machine start to finish in less than an hour.
Damascus or a Batters glove!!
I second the golf glove if you like a thin glove.
I have acouple damascus, how big are your hands Rob?? I will send ya a couple, if they don't work or ya don't like them pass them on. Very nice gloves and large and extra large I believe. E-mail me your addy if ya want them. Shawn
I normally shoot a tab, but wanted to try gloves a while back. I like to feel the string when I shoot and after trying several gloves the Deerskin Glove from 3 Rivers is the only one that I still have around. Part # 4425X
I have been using Damascus gloves for a long, long time. I just bought several replacements and I noticed they are now being made in Pakistan. The leather is much thinner than what I was used to. NO problem feeling the string!!! In fact, I wonder if it is "too much of a good thing".... Be well.
QuoteOriginally posted by Shawn Leonard:
I have acouple damascus, how big are your hands Rob?? I will send ya a couple, if they don't work or ya don't like them pass them on. Very nice gloves and large and extra large I believe. E-mail me your addy if ya want them. Shawn
much obliged, shawn - i already have two pair headed my way. thanx anyhoo! :wavey:
Yes, the Neet calf hair tips are thin, soft, supple leather, and are slick even with the hair worn off. With the hair worn, the tips feel slightly thinner than a worn damascus. The tips wrap over the finger pads to the finger nail side, are semi-open because the wrap-over is cut more narrow, and do not have a sewn hem at the end of the tips like the damascus-type. NEET's non-calf-hair has thicker leather stalls. Check your email for pics.
The Neet Calf hair glove I had was nice. In my ignorance, the calf hair had been removed w/i one week, so I had deemed it unuseable and discarded it.
There was much more supple string feel, to me personally, than the damscus.
Best of luck!!