Grip stippling or no stippling?

longbow fanatic 1 · July 17, 2017, 07:48:00 PM

Have any of you ever owned or shot bows with stippling on the grip? How did you get along with the feel of the stippling? Did it feel good in your palm or slightly abrasive?

Steve Jr · July 17, 2017, 07:55:00 PM

I had a Thunderhorn with a stippled grip. It was comfortable and did not feel abrasive to me. JMO. I did have another bow that I had checkered. It was really abrasive so I took some fine sandpaper and took it down a little. It's the best grip I have! Hopefully some others chime in with their opinions.

Steve Jr

Orion · July 17, 2017, 08:01:00 PM

Dennis: Please don't stipple. It may not be as abrasive as checkering (depends on how it's done), but it really doesn't add anything to the bow. On a wood riser bow, I want the bow to find its place in the palm of my hand. Stippling and checkering keep the bow from easily and comfortably sliding into position.

On top of that, it looks cheap, IMO. I will not buy a bow with stippling. Pretty strong words, and I'm sure not all agree with me.

longbow fanatic 1 · July 17, 2017, 08:04:00 PM

Thanks, guys!

Biathlonman · July 17, 2017, 08:47:00 PM

I'm a no on any kind of grip "grip" unless it's Dave Windauer checkering.

joe vt · July 17, 2017, 08:51:00 PM

Dennis, I own a Thunderhorn longbow with stippling. I also own a Silvertip with checkering. Much different feel between the two.....but both serves the same purpose.

The checkering is more of a nonslip feel but the stipple is not slippery at all. In my opinion the checkering looks better. The stippling is not abrasive and feels comfy even in the palm.

Duane at Thunderhorn has been doing stippling for a heck of a long time. All his high end bows have stipple and there is a reason for it.

Different strokes for different folks.

BrushWolf · July 17, 2017, 09:16:00 PM

All the bows I build myself I stipple. I like it the best when wearing gloves. I think it looks pretty sexy also.

Buckeye1977 · July 17, 2017, 09:22:00 PM

I like the look of both but have only shot a checkered grip and it was very comfortable to me. I would like to have all mine checkered at some point.

nineworlds9 · July 17, 2017, 09:48:00 PM

Brushwolf YOUR stippling actually looks very well done. I cringe when I have seen a few bowyers do it and not do a very good job, IMHO it then ruins the looks on what is otherwise a flawless bow. So far the only bowyer I trust to do it is Jim Neaves.

That being said, I really like Windauers checkering also. It's done beautifully and to me adds to the bow. I love the positive feel on sweaty hands. Jim Neaves small stippling achieves a similar effect. To me the large stippling is only worth it for glove use in winter.

md126 · July 17, 2017, 10:26:00 PM

Stippling only by Thunderhorn or Centaur

Checkering only by Schafer

Just my opinion

JRY309 · July 18, 2017, 09:17:00 AM

Stippling looks nice,but I prefer no stippling at all.I prefer a leather or beavertail grip on my longbows,personal preference.

July 18, 2017, 09:17:00 AM

No stippling or checkering for me!!! I like the looks of it, just never cared for the feel of it.

Bisch

TIM B · July 18, 2017, 11:40:00 AM

I like the stipling on my recurve. Gives a personal touch and did it myself- easy w a dremel if ya have any artistic ability...wish I could post pics....

longrifle · July 18, 2017, 12:31:00 PM

I own 2 Thunderhorns with stippling and had a Silvertip with checkering they all feel good to me.

July 18, 2017, 01:45:00 PM

I have shot bows with it and did not like it with a bare hand. I have also had bows that always felt slippery under a glove. For those, I either added a light coating of GOOP or glue tacked a piece of kitchen shelf liner to the grip so the glove would not slip.

Lonehowl · July 18, 2017, 03:30:00 PM

As for stippling...to me, true stippling has overlapping and random divets, not single divets spaced apart that do not touch, looking like a golf ball.
I think one guy does it and everyone else sees it and does it the same way.

This is a little stippling on a predator call that I think is the way it should be done for the most part...

015 by Lonehowl , on Flickr

Just my opinion though.
Mark

mark Willoughby · July 18, 2017, 09:17:00 PM

Gregg done the sippling on my Assyrian done a great job !

Michael Arnette · July 18, 2017, 11:51:00 PM

I hate stippling and or checkering myself...it messes with me

Tim Finley · July 19, 2017, 08:26:00 AM

Lonehowl has got it right, dots all lined up looks crummy .

ranger 3 · July 19, 2017, 08:51:00 AM

Just remember it can't be removed like a leather or beaver grip.