Glove on Bow hand

RustyJr · August 09, 2011, 10:10:00 PM

Anyone here wear a glove on their bow hand? Was shooting some new cedar arrows today and sliced my index finger open with the fletch when I released. Just wonder if someone else thought of doing this or already does do this.

RustyJr

awbowman · August 09, 2011, 10:19:00 PM

I wear the UA liner glove for camo

Roadkill · August 09, 2011, 10:22:00 PM

In winter. Not now

Hot Hap · August 09, 2011, 11:47:00 PM

Try a drop of fletching cement on the leading edge of your feather.
Hap

RustyJr · August 10, 2011, 12:36:00 AM

Thanks Hot Hap, I'll give that a try.

RustyJr

BowPlinker · August 10, 2011, 12:51:00 AM

always do,, my hands sweat bad.. so wear one light cammo glove all the time on both hands and shooting glove over the one on my shooting hand..
Ken

smilinicon · August 10, 2011, 01:40:00 AM

If it happens a lot, your grip is not right for your hand. Your nock point could be a bit low too.

I wear a glove when hunting always.

straitera · August 10, 2011, 09:01:00 AM

For many years a very thin black synthetic coated glove. Both of mine have holes where you cut your finger.

ksbowman · August 10, 2011, 09:05:00 AM

Not for hand protection, but I always wear a light camo glove when hunting to cover up the flesh colored hand on the bow.

panhandleokie · August 10, 2011, 09:31:00 AM

Because most of my hunting is spot and stalk in the panhandle I wear one for stability/grip when holding the bow and to protect my hands when crawling. Just like everything else I practice as I would be hunting to alleivate the variables when hunting.

BobCo 1965 · August 10, 2011, 09:34:00 AM

Those slices happen. I think that my skin built up in the area over the years.

As far as a glove, when I am hunting, I wear a black silk glove liner (you can find them at motorcycle stores). It wicks very well and is actually somewhat warm.

SL · August 10, 2011, 11:40:00 AM

A golf glove works well in warmer weather.
SL

Pete McMiller · August 10, 2011, 11:54:00 AM

Same thing was happening to me last year and several things fixed the problem. I tried rotating the arrow nock but that didn't help a whole lot. My nocking point was too low so raising it helped a bunch. The last thing is to get a foam cored emery board at the drug store and gently sand the forward end of the feather so it's smooth. I'm doing that right now to some arrows I recently fletched.

mark land · August 10, 2011, 02:45:00 PM

Always when hunting, usually a light cotton glove when warm and jersey gloves as it gets cooler and wool when it gets really cold. I wear it mostly for comfort but also to hide the skin color and to help with biting bugs as well.

kevsuperg · August 10, 2011, 04:20:00 PM

i wear a black golf rain glove, thin, not too hot. wear one on my shooting hand too. i can shoot with just the glove and when it wears out , i cut off three fingers and use it with a damascus glove.

faustus · August 10, 2011, 05:14:00 PM

I cut off the tips of a leather glove and have been shooting with it for a couple of years .... I guess I need a new one ... the leather is now torn where the feathers touch the glove from time to time ....

August 10, 2011, 05:43:00 PM

For some people shooting right wing fletched arrows from a right hand bow, as in Hill longbows with the straight offset fletching from Hill, the feather can do this very nicely, until you have a scar on your index finger like I do. A finger stall ends the pain for a couple of bucks. Fortuna finger stall it is called, they have them in xbay.

Mojostick · August 10, 2011, 07:55:00 PM

When hunting, I also 2nd the UA camo liner glove. It's a super glove for hunting. Keeps the bugs off when warm, doesn't make your hand hot and is good when cold, when you can keep your bow hand in a muff or pocket with handwarmers.

Richard in OK · August 10, 2011, 08:03:00 PM

I sometimes wear a Past glove intended to protect your hands from handgun recoil. I have arthritis in both hands, and the glove helps me pull the bow with excess pain. I don't have trouble getting sliced with arrows.

Richard

Plumber · August 10, 2011, 08:10:00 PM

you should always were a glove when shooting woodies 3-rivers sells them for the bow hand.one day we were all 3-d shooting B.S ING having a good time my buddy shot an missed he must of not checked his arrow the next shot it exploded an went right through his hand.a glove would have stopped this.I ordeder one when I got home.sometimes you have to think of worse case serinos,like hunting by your self an this happening while your up in a tree.Its too much to put yourself through for no reason.