What is the idea behind the pinecones on the morrison risers

[mochasam]

What are they used for ( is it to get a consistent grip) and how do you use them?

[HARL]

A very positive grip for me.Hand does not slide around on the riser,so I do not need to grip bow firmly.

[Shakes.602]

And they LOOK GREAT TOO!! Just My 2 Cents of Course!

[Straitshot]

Same effect as checkering just a different touch. The ones I have seen look very good.

[dorris]

they will put a blister on your hand if you shoot alot .

[HARL]

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.

[Two Arrows]

Harl - Now that was funny!
 

[Gary Logsdon]

Doubles as a non-slip grip plus is great design. No blisters on my hands and I shoot quite a bit.

[dorris]

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 !!!

[Carbon Caster]

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??????

[dorris]

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 .

[buckracks7]

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.

[TaterHill Archer]

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.

[dorris]

I do have one on my bow and shoot it regularly and love it but it can like i said be rough .

[OH at work]

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

[Mike Hames]

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

[JC]

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  

[vermonster13]

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.

[IB]

All you young-ins yer front paws will toughen up with age      

[Seeking Trad Deer]

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.