My vote goes to Dave Dwyer after trying MANY? How about you guys? Bill
1 piece bow?
Shrew
Kanati
Lost Creek
I have and like Shrew and Thunderstick, but I sure think it depends on the shape of the YOUR hand, and your physical build and personal preferences....
The One that fits your hand like a glove. Too many great ones to mention, best thing is to try as many as you can till you find the One that fits you.
I have tried a bunch, Striker and Kanati are good for me.
I really like my Fox Triple Crown's grip because it is designed like a recurve's and thus I can shoot it like my recurves.
Regards,
Grouse
QuoteOriginally posted by Mike Vines:
The One that fits your hand like a glove. Too many great ones to mention, best thing is to try as many as you can till you find the One that fits you.
Yep! My Howard Hill with locator grip is as good as it gets for me right now, but no doubt wouldn't be everybody's cup o' tea.
Tough to top a stewart slammer, but I like alot of different grips.
It's gonna depend on the shooter. If one single grip was best for everyone, all bows would be made with it. Personally, I like the old Robertson longbow dish/slight locator and a Morrison low.
Shrew grip is hard to beat.
Depends what you like......Most folks hate a Hill style grip, if it's dished I really like them. Shrew and Griffin are real popular, they just don't work for me. I just got a Northern Mist Baraga with the "RW" grip....I'm really liking that! We are all different and I think that's a good thing....LOL! Holm-Made Osprey has a grip I really like also!
My Centaurs grip is made to my hand. Jim has a guy trace there bowhand,then uses the template from it for a pattern. I do like the Shrew as well. Big Jim's Thunderchild has a good grip also. rat'
I like the Dwyer grip, but my Toelke Whip with the thumb rest is my personal favorite.
Toelke Whip.
Mine... (I make my own for me)
ChuckC
I have found that for a locator style my old 50s kodiak special fit my hand the best, so I transferred it to my yew longbow and it worked even better, slightly slimmer and deeper. My straight grips are slightly asymmetrical to the bow hand, so they position and fit tight in the hand like an original Hill grip, but without the sharpness. I have three bows that I have not recreated the grip, my Robertson longbows, but I am thinking about it.
South Cox, Stalker Recurves
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Grips are a very personal preference thing. I may like one that you don't like at all. That said my fav is the A&H low wrist style:
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Like has been mentioned, it will be different for everyone. I personally like the Robertson dish grip the best, but do not like the Robertson with a locator.
I also like the RER low wrist grip.
God Bless,
Nathan
Cari-bow takes first spot for me.
like the grip on my hunter bow alot. curt has you trace your hand and builds the grip using that. another awsome grip is the one the hitman put on his pass around.
Don't. forget, almost every custom bowyer. will build a grip to your specs. I personality recommend Brian at Tall Tines. I gave him the specs of what I wanted, and he nailed it perfectly.
My vote goes to Centaur for 1 piece and Dryad for 3 piece.
Big Jim has been the best I've tried and I've owned several.
For me it is the grip on my Dwyer Dauntless. Close second was the Tomahawk Diamond Series Woodland Hunter I used to have.
I like what Ron W said about Hill grips on page #1. Personally I love Steve Turay's slight dish grip, but I also really like the wedge straight grip of my Shrew Hill. I love the Hill style grips.
Bob.
For me it's Kanati for one piece and Dryad Orion for three piece. I've never tried a two piece, so I have no preference there. Most of the custom bowyers will do their darnedest to give you a grip that fits you, but this question is like asking which girl is prettiest or which truck is best.
Everyone you ask will have his/her own opinion. My family tends to run toward wide palms and short fingers, so we can get along with pretty similar grips. For others, they wouldn't be worth a hoot.
Although I like the FEEL of Hill style grips, I can't seem to shoot very consistently with them. The Kanati and Orion grips kind of force my hand to be in the same position every time. Apparently I need that because I shoot them well on my bad days and great on my good days. I can't say that for the Hill grip. Your mileage WILL vary.
I certainly haven't tried them all but am fond of the grip on my Sarells Archery Sierra. Grips though are a very personal thing; what fits me won't fit another.
I've had a few different longbows, and get along well with a lot of different grips. It just doesn't make as much diffference to me. BUT, I like the Black Widow 'Toby' grip better than any other I've tried. I'd like to try a Shrew sometime because the Shrew grip looks awesome to me.
The ones that are custom shaped to fit your hand are best.
I know quite a few bowyer's who will do that for you. kirk
Grips are a very personal thing. Favorites to name a few are Dan Toelke's Whips, John McCullough's Griffins, Greg Coffey's Shrews, Jason Kendall's Kanatis and Jim Neaves Centaurs. All are crafted by hand and each can have subtle differences. Just as an example I've been through over a dozen plus Griffins to find two that have the "perfect" grip for me even though they look the same. As soon as you put it in your hand and launch a few arrows with them you just know. I've told myself in the past "I'll get used to it" but I was only kidding myself, either they fit or they don't.
QuoteOriginally posted by Yellow Dog:
Grips are a very personal thing. As soon as you put it in your hand and launch a few arrows with them you just know. I've told myself in the past "I'll get used to it" but I was only kidding myself, either they fit or they don't.
I can't agree more. The Best grip is the best one for you. I have said the same thing before, "I'll get used to it"...never did.
I have to say Byron Ferguson's grip is rock solid....:-).
Kidding aside, I am partial to the Toelke Whip grip and the straight Great Northern. Shooting them both makes me practice different parts of my form. I seem to shoot each better when I am shooting them both.
I agree with Kirk,we learn what grips are common from you guys and we build all are shop bows with a common grip.If someone wants or needs a special grip we will do that too.If you guys that got to shoot are Cyclone longbow durring the pass around many of you commented on how much you liked the grip.That was a common grip for most shooters.
My own fits me best but of all theother bows I have felt the grip on that was a standard grip the one that stood out to me was Habu.
Kirk said it though. Nothing like having a bowyer build a grip to fit you. Several bowyers can do that.
God bless you all, Steve
I like Cari-Bow
Chad Francis made my Judge specifically to fit my hand, but I couldn't find a single one of his Lost Creek bows that didn't feel really great.
shrew
As stated earlier,grips are a personal thing but for me now that ive got a "grip" on a straight grip, i find that it is my favorite no matter the size or maker.
up to a couple days ago i would have said Habu by far and yes they are awesome, but i got to try an Eagle Wing Talon and i was very impressed.
Several feel good to me, but the one I would pick as the best feeling is the Shrew grip.
Allan
Cari-bow silver fox treats me very good...
Make sure to at least check a shrew for fit. I find them perfect for me.
John McCullough`s grip is real nice.
Another vote for Cari-bow
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My favorite is the Shrew Grip!!
Grips are so individual. I like to alter mine to my own hand. I do this shaping very gradually and over several days and even weeks of shooting and evaluating. Love the end product.
For me it would be the Shrews and Chek-Mate Crusader. Also like my Arkansas Stick Caddo.
BOB
Shrew
Thunderhorn and Striker for me. Since ive had the Thunderhorn ive become more and more impressed with it. It's perfect for shooting but somehow fits my hand perfect even when carrying it at my side back up.
Tomahawk Legacy series!
QuoteOriginally posted by NBK:
I like the Dwyer grip, but my Toelke Whip with the thumb rest is my personal favorite.
I REALLY like my whip grip.
I had a custom grip done by Kirk at Bigfoot bows.
That was a GREAT fit.
My Centaur and my Hoots, both different styles but both fit me very well. Cannot say enough about either of them, great bows!!!
Hard. For me to find a grip as good as a Whip. The thumb rest puts my hand in the perfect 45* angle every time.
Centaur and Kanati, different but equally good.
Morrison,has the best grip for me.
Crooked Stic for me!!!!
Liberty and Pronghorn but there are many with similiar
Of all the grip types out there, the Shrew grip seems to work the best for me.