Hats for shooting trad.

Biff · February 17, 2009, 02:36:00 PM

The "Jones" hat is short brimmed, down in front, up in back. I shoot in it and never touch the
brim with the string. Cabela's has it in camo and orange. Biff

wharvey · February 17, 2009, 03:57:00 PM

I'll second the Tilly. They have some rather short brimmed hats and carry a lifetime warranty, including lose for the first year or so.

As to the string touching the brim, I use that as a sort of click indicator. If the string doesn't then I know something is wrong with my form. (Except unusually position required shots.)

For cold weather I usually wear an Akubra Banjo Patterson, bought at Noggintops.

akbowbender · February 17, 2009, 04:30:00 PM

I have a Thinsulate "Radar" hat that has knit pull-down ear protection and a knit cover over a plastic bill. I bent the bill over my right eye and the sting clears it just fine. See my Avatar.

I do want to get a Stormy Kromer, though. Too bad they stopped making the bowhunter model.

snag · February 17, 2009, 04:39:00 PM

For cold weather I like the polar fleece beanie. Then any archery cap with a short brim or take some siccors to a camo cap.

**DONOTDELETE** · February 17, 2009, 04:49:00 PM

3-D boonie for early season & wool beenie for cold weather.

Diamond Paul · February 17, 2009, 04:51:00 PM

I love a boonie hat, have them in everything from mesh to wool. Only thing I ever wear. I wish I could find a fleece boonie like Dennis Kamstra (tips from the old-timer) often wears in TBM pics, the one with the fake leopard skin band. Cheesy, but cool.

Brian Krebs · February 17, 2009, 05:06:00 PM

when they say 'one size fits all' it doesn't mean you and your buddies have to hunt with your heads together !

Van/TX · February 17, 2009, 07:59:00 PM

Do they still make the Jones hat

...Van

Dustin Waters · February 18, 2009, 09:50:00 AM

I bought a Rocky, "engineer" hat from Dick's sporting goods for 9 bucks before deer season. It has an elastic band on the inside and a nice short bill just long enough to keep the sun out and just short enough to stay away from the strings on my bows. I love it, I actuall bought myself two of them later on, but my father has managed to weasel my extra one away from me.

here is the link from Rocky
http://www.rockyboots.com/Products/details.aspx?productId=4718&lehighproductId=1600FQ0608163&PageNo=1&CatId=124&subCatId=132

Schultzy · February 18, 2009, 10:10:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by Bear Heart:
You can also cut a regular bill down a bit or cut a triangle out of it.

Yep, works for me. My warm weather hat that I use for bear hunting and early season deer hunting Is cut out, works slick!! During the cold season I just wear a stocking hat.

joekeith · February 18, 2009, 11:45:00 AM

I can't shoot with one on. I watched a clip of Byron, "my hero", shooting and the string hits his hat real good, but doesn't affect the arrow flight at all.

MMilin · February 18, 2009, 01:43:00 PM

I like the Stormy Kromer hats. When I don't want to wear a brimmed Kromer backwards, I wear my BRIMLESS Kromer. It's just like a regular Kromer except there's no brim whatsoever.

In my opinion, it's a really neat hat.

Mark

Orion · February 18, 2009, 01:50:00 PM

Warm weather, I wear a short brimmed boonie hat. Winona Camo floppy or stocking/skull cap when it turns a little chilly. Wear two floppys or one over a stocking/skull cap when it gets really cold.

TomMcDonald · February 18, 2009, 04:41:00 PM

boonie hat is good because you can fold it up at any brim. Also you can chuck it in your pocket if you want it off.

WidowEater · February 18, 2009, 08:57:00 PM

I like the short brimmed hats. A good warm weather one I just found is a youth hat that comes in Darton Youth Bows (compound) that has a short brim. My warm weather hat has been a Stormy Kromer for a good while now. I can shoot with baseball caps on frontways as well but I tend to cant my bow past 45 degrees when I shoot so the string moves itself out of the way.

BTW: I like your cammies Tom ^^^

VA Bowbender · February 18, 2009, 09:05:00 PM

trashwood · February 18, 2009, 09:53:00 PM

Hmmm I wanna know why we don't hunt with a Robin Hood hat???

rusty

JEFF B · February 19, 2009, 12:32:00 AM

well my hat is the one ya see in my pic

TomMcDonald · February 19, 2009, 12:57:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by trashwood:
Hmmm I wanna know why we don't hunt with a Robin Hood hat???

rusty

Coz they look ridiculous.

TomMcDonald · February 19, 2009, 12:58:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by WidowEater:
I like the short brimmed hats. A good warm weather one I just found is a youth hat that comes in Darton Youth Bows (compound) that has a short brim. My warm weather hat has been a Stormy Kromer for a good while now. I can shoot with baseball caps on frontways as well but I tend to cant my bow past 45 degrees when I shoot so the string moves itself out of the way.

BTW: I like your cammies Tom ^^^

Cheers Widoweater!!