What's the grip like on your Hill?

[Mr.Magoo]

Just curious.  I have a Big Five with a straight grip.  Maybe the best way to describe the grip is like a blunt apple seed.  The narrow edge comes into the palm.  

I wondered if that's the standard shape (on a straight grip), or if it was custom for someone?

The grip can get a bit uncomfortable at times with that narrow edge being driven into the palm.

[BowHunterGA]

I have straight and dished grips. Can you post a pic of yours? Only one I have that might be uncomfortable would be a Jerry Hill but that would take hours of shooting.

[3Feathers]

I have 4 with a dish and 1 with a straight grip.Have a Wesley Special on the way that has a straight grip also.I prefer a straight grip and seem to shoot better with it.

[sou-pawbowhunter]

Sounds like the teardrop grip I prefer. That type of grip can provide good feedback on whether you are torquing your grip or not. You should be pulling the knife edge of the grip into the lifeline of your hand by closing yourfingers around the front of the grip, and pulling straight back with the pads between your first and second knuckles. You can find some wonderful discussions on grip styles in the big Hill thread.

[K. Mogensen]

It's normal.

[khardrunner]

Slight dish with a bit of a wedge to it.

[Kevin L.]

I had a Sunset Hill that had that teardrop x-section to the grip. I couldn't get used to it, so I gave it to my business partner and he loves it. We shot this afternoon and he uses the point as a reference to his thumb knuckle. When he uses this reference, he's deadly. I do better with either dished or locator with a rounded back.

[Brianlocal3]

My JDBerry is a racetrack straight grip and my jerry hill is a locator. My other Jerry Hill is a wedged dish grip

[David Mitchell]

Craig does not put a sharp grip as you describe on his standard grip.  I have not had any come that way--sent one back to have it peaked a bit more on the belly side though as I like that grip design.  All my Hills are ordered with the straight grip--none have been sharp.  That was probably how the original buyer ordered it.

[Overspined]

The wedge takes a little getting used to. Holding it correctly is key, and takes a lot of torque out of the bow. Try this. Don't squeeze it.  Hold it lightly and let it settle kind of in your line that is kind of a quarter circle around your thumb on the palm.  Upon release, don't squeeze, just maintain the light grip.

[Ric O'Shay]

Dave Miller copied this grip for me directly from one of Howard Hill's bow. Right down to the bare rest (Howard did not like anything on the shelf). It fits perfectly in the the palm and gives really good feedback.




Danny