What are they used for ( is it to get a consistent grip) and how do you use them?
A very positive grip for me.Hand does not slide around on the riser,so I do not need to grip bow firmly.
And they LOOK GREAT TOO!! Just My 2 Cents of Course!
Same effect as checkering just a different touch. The ones I have seen look very good.
they will put a blister on your hand if you shoot alot .
I have shot a couple of hundred arrows without any blisters myself.I had somebody else tell me the same thing one other time.I believe he sits in an office all day which may be the difference.
Harl - Now that was funny!
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Doubles as a non-slip grip plus is great design. No blisters on my hands and I shoot quite a bit.
well if you get the carving shallow it does'nt bother you but if if it gets carved deep makes sharp edges . If you are refering someones a sissy you need to keep those remarks to yourself !!!
Dorris,
Harl was busting on someone else. I may get to see him next spring though and if I have a big enough baseball bat and body armour, I could smack him for you when I see him. He is a BIG OLE BOY!!!! Yeves told me he was part gorilla. LOL!!!
Any truth to that Harl??????
CASTER ,
At 330lbs and 6ft I aint no munchkin . no ones said nothin about size around here .I think it was about pine cones on a bow . and I have had numorous people tell me after shooting awhile those sometimes hurt ones hand especialy when its hot and you sweat .
Actually, you get used to it the more you shoot. I thought it would bother me at first, but after a few days I really preferred the pine cones. I would like to have them on all my bows.
I like the way they look and they provide the non-slip grip. I can see how they can be rough on the hands. I usually wear a glove on my shooting hand, so it's not a big deal for me.
I do have one on my bow and shoot it regularly and love it but it can like i said be rough .
I've got the half pine cones on my Dakota and love them especially when the riser is damp or wet to keep it from slipping. The cones bothered me a little for a few shots after I purchased the bow but I have grown used to them and find no problem. I only shoot 55# so maybe they would bother me more if I had them on a higher poundage bow??
Joe
First, they look great. Second, help with grip with out using leather. Third, they look cool, did I already say that? Haven't had any trouble with the cones causing any friction or blisters but I guess I had shot enough with selfbows with no leather and having worked concrete for 20 yrs and const work I had a advantage. I did shoot one that was new and it felt weird in the web of my hand due to the roughness of the new carving.
Mike
I have one riser with, one without. The pinecones are beautiful and they do provide a non-slip grip but after a hunnert or more arras at 64#'s 2-3 days in a row, the pinecones will wear a sore spot in my hand. Ya'll kin call me sissy ifn' ya want....course, we'll have to have a shootin contest to prove it ;)
On my latest Morrison the edges are raised and sharp enough that they do bother my holding hand. I've had them on others in the past that were much smoother and no issue at all. So I think a lot of it has to do with the individual bows. They do look cool and prevent slipping if that's an issue for you.
All you young-ins yer front paws will toughen up with age :scared: :scared:
I had the good fortune of shooting the Schaffer Silvertip bow at Denton Hill. I have never felt any type of grip other than a standard smooth grip which is what I will stick with probably but I was impressed with the checkered grips on some of their bows...smooth and shallow checkered. The bows were nice to shoot also...not the speed of a Morrison or Fedora but smoother than any bow I can remeber ever shooting...pretty too.
I just sent my bow to Bob and had him do full pinecones on it. I must admit the first time I shot it for a while my hand was sore the next day when I went to shoot. But after that I think the newness of the sharp edge wears down and you get used to it. I wouldn't ever want one without it now,works great especially when your hand is sweaty or when you need a glove.I shoot 60# not a high poundage bow either.
I had the pine cones on 2 of my past bows and they made a calus on my palm. Just keep shooting and the sornest will go away. If you want you can take some fine sand paper and sand it , then respray. It's not hard to do.
Checkered or pinecones bother me after a couple hundred shots, I shoot bows to 66# so they are hard on the hand, didnt a buy a Schafer because of a checkered grip at Cloverdale one year and it was at a steal.
I am not a fan but to each there own - Don't really like how they look even? I just like simple rather than flashy.JMO
Bob Urban
Pinecones on a bow? Ain't that fer camouflage? ... :D ...
... mike ...
QuoteOriginally posted by mcgroundstalker:
Pinecones on a bow? Ain't that fer camouflage? ... :D ...
... mike ...
:notworthy:
Way too neat...
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Dang fellas I was picking on a buddy here, so if you thought I was calling anyone a sissy you don't know me.I like to do those things in person.Anyways I shoot 69#'s,work in sheet metal constuction and the pinecone does not bother me.I have had 2 risers with the pinecones and they both felt the same.
dorris and harl you guys crack me up :biglaugh: :biglaugh: <><
Harl,
You didn't answer my question. LOL!!!
Are you coming out here next spring or was it a false rumor I heard?
Brian,
What part of the question ? Bin told I smelt like a gorilla after work.As far as heading your way next spring,I'll be there for sure.Been a few years since I was bear hunting and am looking forward to it.(They make me wear clothes here.)I'll be seeing you for sure !!!
The reason the Pine cones are still being used by Morrison archery is I can't shoot without them anymore. I got use to them and the bow isn't complete for me until it has Full Pine Cones.... Please don't take this as baiting you to get them. It really boggs us down to do them. I can do them for myself and thats plenty for me.
They do look good but the reason is for the grip not sliding at all.........
Bob
Shoot Harl, most tin knockers I know don't have any feeling left in their hands anyhow. :bigsmyl:
Steve
Steve,you have a point there.They generally been cut so many times ya can't feel anything through the scar tissue.