Every year I buy a pair of thin gloves with grippy stuff on the palms. I wear them the whole season and always have to replace the next year. I'm just wondering what you guys are wearing?
Interesting question, I have been in a search of a good tight fitting pair of thin gloves as well. As a matter of fact, I believe that gloveless hands is what busted me while drawing on a turkey yesterday evening.
I will be watching this thread.
I just use the old Jersey gloves, with the first 3 fingers cut off for the release, in dark brown. I add a hand muff when it gets cold.
It is very important to have those big white hands covered when drawing on animals. I use brown cotton jersey with fingers cut off on glove hand and an old cotton camo glove with rubber grippers on the bow hand. I know, I know, I don't match but it keeps bow from slipping.
I use the military wool liner gloves (green), which has worked very well for me. I usually cut three fingers out at the first knuckle for my glove. I threw away my first pair last year after 12 years of use, but I alternate pairs after each hunt.
Brown or camo jersey gloves with 3 fingers cut off on my shooting hand, hand warmers in my pockets when it get cold.
Rob..I several years ago I found some thin deer skin gloves made by Stanley at Home Depot of all places. Been using them for years
I use brown or camo jersey gloves and have for years. I also have 2 pairs of Spanofloge(sp) gloves I got from 3 Rivers. I also cut 3 fingers out of the right hand and use a Damascus shooting glove.
I use a pair of plumber & electrician utility gloves, black in color, good grip and you can pick a dime up with them. Can use my Black Widow tab without any issues.
military pilot nomex gloves. leather palm side and nomex outsides-fit like skin
I have a pair if thin camo gloves with the little rubber nubs.
Roadkill, I like the idea of the pilots gloves. I may give that a try.
I wear fingerless rag wool gloves with the little gripper dots on them.
I use either a black/brown shooting glove on both hands. Most of my hunting is spot and stalk. The gloves help with shooting and do a very good job keeping cactus thorns nada sandburrs out of my hands. I have also used thin deer skin driver gloves found in most farm and ranch stores.
Try golf gloves...
I like the Under Armor gloves. I have Black for the blind and camo for the trees.
I have been using the gloves in the link for about 15 years. They come in camo too.
http://www.mechanix.com/the-original
I use those mechanic gloves too, in camo. Only cut off the tip of my index finger on the drawing hand, to touch my top tooth where I anchor. I shoot with a tab.
I use a light mechanic's glove. They have a slippery surface (similar to fine leather) but I find they allow me to "feel" the string without shredding my fingers after a days shooting. I much prefer them to the 3 finger leather glove I used to shoot with. Plus I like to care my recurve into November and it provides my string hand some protection from the elements.
I have used calf leather roping gloves for years. They are thin, yet warm. I make them camo with some leather dye. I get them a little tight and then wear them in. Got a 5 pack at the farm show for $20.00.
QuoteOriginally posted by Rob W.:
Every year I buy a pair of thin gloves with grippy stuff on the palms. I wear them the whole season and always have to replace the next year. I'm just wondering what you guys are wearing?
I had the same problem for years then one day I looked at my hands at work.. Ahh! These will be perfect! Try Nomex Flight gloves. I wear the OD green. you can get them online or any army surplus. Best gloves I have found. They make a summer and winter weight. I like the "Summer Fliers" they are light weight.
Ive been wearing pilots gloves for 20 plus years. Thin and lightweight. U can button a shirt or pick up a dime with them. Leather on the palm and fireproof Nomex on the back. They are ptetty long covering the wrist and arm. U can trim to fit.
Ive been wearing pilots gloves for 20 plus years. Thin and lightweight. U can button a shirt or pick up a dime with them. Leather on the palm and fireproof Nomex on the back. They are ptetty long covering the wrist and arm. U can trim to fit.
I need to get a pair of those fighter pilot gloves myself.
Been wearing a pair of Rocky cotton jersey camo glvoes with textured synthetic finger tips, the glove on my shooting hands actually does just fine shooting as-is, I don't have to wear a shooting glove if I don't have to.
However, after going out hunting yesterday day and having the damn skeeters biting my fingers and hands even through the cotton I need something more substantial.
Rob W. I wear the same style you're talking about and I'm on my 4th year, same pair. I even bought another pair a year or so ago, figuring these would give out. I put them on when I get into a tree or blind, and take them off before leaving, so they don't get used very hard.
One of the things I like about a tab is that there is no need to cut the fingers out of my gloves. I use camo jersey gloves in early season and light fleece gloves when it is cooler. I don't like any solid color, black, brown, or green, because they sometimes tend to appear as solid objects.
I think I'm going to get some of the pilot gloves and just take a little black spray paint and do some light passes to give em more of a broken up mottled look. I bet they will protect better from the skeeters.
I have pilot gloves in Tan, Green, and Black. Don't see any need in 20 plus years to camo them.
Like Roger Norris said golf gloves work well. I prefer the winter glove which has a little more body to it. Especially good if your shooting with a tab. Any of the cotton garden gloves will do if your shooting with a glove not a tab. Just cut out the fingers and go about your business. Good luck and good shooting. :wavey:
I prefer the thin all leather gloves with the fingers cut off (pig,goatskin or deer). Cotton gloves on he bow hand tend to slip causing crazy groups...... I also keep my hands in a wool muff when its cold instead of wearing a heavier glove...... Practice with whatever you choose to avoid a miss or worse yet a bad hit..............
Golf gloves made for rain are hard to beat. They are black and are designed to grip when wet.
In regards to the interest in Flight Gloves. I fly in them close to 1000hrs a year at work and usually get a couple years out of them. So they last..
I have flight gloves from when my bro was a 2nd LT. Hes retired now. So they do last. And get even better.