i now its dum but what is the glove called that you have on ur bow hand

[teddybear]

i now its dum i have just order my first long bow and i need to now is there a name for the glave that you have on your bow hand, as in hand holding the bow thanks

[hawkeye]

Hi Teddybear,

Unless you really want to wear a glove on your bow hand there is no need to.

Incidently, I'm pretty sure they are simply called Bow hand protector gloves, but somebody else may know different

If you set your nocking point in the right place then the feathers will miss your hand.

I shoot everything bare up to 120# and don't use a glove on my bow hand BUT all my bows have floss nock points. If you don't use a nock point then I would recommend a bow hand glove as you may not nock the arrow in the correct place.

When I say correct place - If you nock the arrow at right angles to the bow. Then mark the string approx 10mm above the top of the nock. The mark is the centre point where you need to re-nock your arrow. Once re-nocked shoot the arrow to make sure the feathers don't hit your hand. The likelyhood is that you will miss your hand. If you are happy then mark again and put a nocking point on. Floss, I find is easiest and best.

Don't forget that if you are hitting your hand (and decide to use a glove to protect yourself) the arrow is being affected by the collision with your hand and you are losing accuracy and consistancy.

Good luck,

Any queries just ask

[teddybear]

can you tell me any good web sites for the things like i was told by my mate that there is a left hand force that pushes your arrow that way when you losse.
i now he will tell me all this and keeps saying i can shoot his bow but we are in doors now and i dont wont to hit 1 of his home made arrows in to the wall lol,

[Thunk]

Originally Posted by teddybear

i now its dum i have just order my first long bow and i need to now is there a name for the glave that you have on your bow hand, as in hand holding the bow thanks

Mine's called George!

[hawkeye]

Originally Posted by teddybear

can you tell me any good web sites for the things like i was told by my mate that there is a left hand force that pushes your arrow that way when you losse.
i now he will tell me all this and keeps saying i can shoot his bow but we are in doors now and i dont wont to hit 1 of his home made arrows in to the wall lol,

When you say 'left hand force that pushes the arrow that way' do you know what your mate means? As It is a little confusing.

Are you talking about wearing a glove now or just general shooting with a longbow?

[teddybear]

it was a after thort he told me about how prowsess of the bow leaving the arrow pushes it to 1 side till the fleching staten it up was wondering what were good web sites with that sort of stuff in im reading web pages but you never now if its all rubbish lol

[ratty]

a bow glove.

you dont need anything special.
just something that doesn't grip the arrow and protects you against the arrow splitting and going through your hand, and fletching scrape that can be reduced by whipping the front of the arrow fletch.

[Trunkles]

Goldflight sell a Handprotector
Goldflight Archery
See the bottom two pictures (below the shooting gloves for the string hand)

[djthompson]

If you are going to shoot bare handed - make sure the fletches on your arrows are nice and trimmed with either a blob of glue or thread to keep them down. I've experienced first hand (new arrows, lack of experience) a raised fletch go STRAIGHT THROUGH a golf glove into my hand. Stung like a £$%£$%"£%.

I shoot with a glove for several reasons. I went to Focus and bought a suede gardening gloves. As a lefty I kept the right one; and gave the spare left one to a right handed longbow shooter down the club. Cost me about £5.

If you do want to just pick up a glove - my only advice is to make sure the seams are cut in a way that they do not interfer with the arrow. most gloves I found did interfer - but there are a few that don't.

Fair shooting,

Dave

[teddybear]

the shop im getting it from sed the arrows are the real feather type, as that is the type of arrow i love to woch at the club flying when im not on line with my recove bow, he sed that it should not hurt, but my mate has a glove and hes makes his own arrows.