What can I use to add some traction to my grip

[Insomnia]

Some of the world's best recurve archers use tennis overgrip on the bottom half of their grips, below the pivot point and around the pressure pad area. With a relaxed hand, it won't generate any more torque, and actually promotes a more relaxed grip as the added texture allows you to keep your hand loose without slipping around. If you have excessive problems with your hand slipping around, and you think you have a decent grip (form wise), maybe consider modifying the grip of the bow to fit you better.

 

[Foggy Mountain]

Some of the world's best recurve archers use tennis overgrip on the bottom half of their grips, below the pivot point and around the pressure pad area. With a relaxed hand, it won't generate any more torque, and actually promotes a more relaxed grip as the added texture allows you to keep your hand loose without slipping around. If you have excessive problems with your hand slipping around, and you think you have a decent grip (form wise), maybe consider modifying the grip of the bow to fit you better.

This is a diversionary type statement that Confused the intent. Are you saying the grip makes them the best? Without they wouldn’t be? Are you stating that some of the best archers whether recurve or any other the bow do nothing imperfect and should be emulated ? One fellow I teach with was state champ. His grip isn’t perfect. It works for him and he’s obviously perfected it but he doesn’t teach that. Is this what you do texturing your grip as stated? If not how can you be sure it promotes anything?
Now if your hand is loose your grip slides exactly to the same place and no way no how can slip around. Impossible. It’s settled at the same place.
Food for thought

 

[*zap*]

Lukotape on the grip will make it slip much less......

 

[Kevin Dill]

Are you saying the grip makes them the best? Without they wouldn’t be? Are you stating that some of the best archers whether recurve or any other the bow do nothing imperfect and should be emulated ?

I don't read or see him saying anything even remotely like that in his post. Nothing.

 

[Insomnia]

This is a diversionary type statement that Confused the intent. Are you saying the grip makes them the best? Without they wouldn’t be? Are you stating that some of the best archers whether recurve or any other the bow do nothing imperfect and should be emulated ? One fellow I teach with was state champ. His grip isn’t perfect. It works for him and he’s obviously perfected it but he doesn’t teach that. Is this what you do texturing your grip as stated? If not how can you be sure it promotes anything?
Now if your hand is loose your grip slides exactly to the same place and no way no how can slip around. Impossible. It’s settled at the same place.
Food for thought

I'm not saying that the grip makes them the best, just that you shouldn't be afraid to add a wrap to your grip. My comment was also more pointing towards the use of tennis grips specifically if one was going to add some grip anyways. But yeah, these are guys that will test 18 pairs of the same limb to find the pair that scores the best for them, take endless strings and cut out one strand at a time to get the perfect tune, and specifically build a bow to tune to the spine ranges of the X10 that have a superior carbon for whatever slight advantage that gets them. If grip tape caused a drop of even a decimal of a point average over a 1400 round, I don't think that many archers would be shooting with it. I use grip tape for a super secure connection to the bow, but I also know archers I used to compete against at regional and national levels that didn't use grip tape, and archers that used stock grips.

 

[Foggy Mountain]

I'm not saying that the grip makes them the best, just that you shouldn't be afraid to add a wrap to your grip. My comment was also more pointing towards the use of tennis grips specifically if one was going to add some grip anyways. But yeah, these are guys that will test 18 pairs of the same limb to find the pair that scores the best for them, take endless strings and cut out one strand at a time to get the perfect tune, and specifically build a bow to tune to the spine ranges of the X10 that have a superior carbon for whatever slight advantage that gets them. If grip tape caused a drop of even a decimal of a point average over a 1400 round, I don't think that many archers would be shooting with it. I use grip tape for a super secure connection to the bow, but I also know archers I used to compete against at regional and national levels that didn't use grip tape, and archers that used stock grips.

I don’t think lack of grip tape would prob cause a drop either. You don’t know me so understand all I’m attempting is open mind thinking.
So you say you shouldn’t be afraid to wrap grip, in your honest opinion do you think many or most might torque because of it. I don’t think we’re talking the highest level guys here. I mentioned my buddy. Higher level guys get away w more. The avg Joe is def chancing bad or inconsistent grip.

I'm not saying that the grip makes them the best, just that you shouldn't be afraid to add a wrap to your grip. My comment was also more pointing towards the use of tennis grips specifically if one was going to add some grip anyways. But yeah, these are guys that will test 18 pairs of the same limb to find the pair that scores the best for them, take endless strings and cut out one strand at a time to get the perfect tune, and specifically build a bow to tune to the spine ranges of the X10 that have a superior carbon for whatever slight advantage that gets them. If grip tape caused a drop of even a decimal of a point average over a 1400 round, I don't think that many archers would be shooting with it. I use grip tape for a super secure connection to the bow, but I also know archers I used to compete against at regional and national levels that didn't use grip tape, and archers that used stock grips.

 

[Foggy Mountain]

I don't read or see him saying anything even remotely like that in his post. Nothing.

You might not as you don’t want to. You agree w him. Look at all the morons agree w Biden. Not comparing either of you to that btw so don’t get offended. Just showing how minds can work when we’re looking at certain answers we agree with

 

[Marbles]

This is Talon tape. It’s a rubberized pistol grip tape.. works well on a flatter surface.

i wrap a thin piece of bicycle inter tube around my bow sometimes.. but like other have said, it can cause torque.. I have a longbow that I love the feel with the rubber but cause me to torque the bow and I’m getting vanes contact I guess, causes arrow to spiral down range… take it off and they are like lasers… I may be a touch stiff as well..

I have that two of my pistols, it has held up for years and works great.

 

[Insomnia]

I don’t think lack of grip tape would prob cause a drop either. You don’t know me so understand all I’m attempting is open mind thinking.
So you say you shouldn’t be afraid to wrap grip, in your honest opinion do you think many or most might torque because of it. I don’t think we’re talking the highest level guys here. I mentioned my buddy. Higher level guys get away w more. The avg Joe is def chancing bad or inconsistent grip.

Well, I can't speak for each individual, but I think a grown adult should be able to make his own decisions and if his shooting gets worse because of an increase in torque, he takes it off, looses about 2 bucks worth of grip wrap, and learns that he need to work on his grip. And in the case of removing grip tape causing a drop in points, I actually do think that for some archers, there would be a drop in removing the tape. Not anything significant, but for one tournament out of the year you might drop an 8 that might have been a 9 with the extra grip providing some forgivingness, and that one point might come in a head to head elimination round. I know that for me, the grip tape makes my grip more consistent in feel from a sweaty outdoors round and a cold, dry indoor round.

 

[Kevin Dill]

Thanks all. What I found when playing around with my grip, I was too far out into my thumb. So I changed my grip position and lowered my wrist some and it's much better. What I did do was add some grip tape in the same position that Kentucky has pictured so I have a more tactile feel when I have the correct spot. So far so good.

Excellent. Please give us a later update on how this worked for you.

 

[wytx]

Get it checkered .

 

[Rob5589]

Excellent. Please give us a later update on how this worked for you.

I shot a ton last weekend and am liking it a bunch. I also found with a lower wrist position I am not having the elbow ache I would experience after shooting a bunch. Win win for me.

 

[WCB]

Hockey tape would work...I would warn you if your bow gets exposed to high heats it will get tacky/stick to your hand and getting wet will cause issues also. If you go with hockey tape cover the tape with was. It will keep moisture off the tape and also help keep the tape from sticking to your hand and getting too tacky.

over heated old hockey tape is almost worse than tar once it gets stuck to you...trust me played hockey through college and have at that shit stuck to almost every part of my body.

 

[Kevin Dill]

Hockey tape would work...I would warn you if your bow gets exposed to high heats it will get tacky/stick to your hand and getting wet will cause issues also. If you go with hockey tape cover the tape with was. It will keep moisture off the tape and also help keep the tape from sticking to your hand and getting too tacky.

over heated old hockey tape is almost worse than tar once it gets stuck to you...trust me played hockey through college and have at that shit stuck to almost every part of my body.

I agree completely. It's one reason I don't use or recommend almost any type of tape on a bow grip. The adhesives tend to find their way onto your hand or glove and make a mess.