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    • dwyattcarlile
        August 1, 2012 at 4:56 pm
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        #7067

        If you didn’t notice from my last post I am new to this whole archery bit. I talked to a man yesterday that told me getting grooves in my gloves was a bad thing. I’m finding this hard to both believe and achieve because I am trying to shoot the same every time and even a minor adjustment on the fingers changes my shot quite a bit. I have seen old timer’s gloves that have the same grooves I am developing. Is getting a groove in the glove really that bad or was this person leading me down the wrong path?

      • David Petersen
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          August 1, 2012 at 8:39 pm
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          #57970

          David — Since nobody else has chirped up (this is the slowest time of year for hunting websites, but soon to change) … either your friend is misinformed and pulling your finger. All shooting gloves will groove eventually and I consider that nicely broken in. There is a tendency to favor gloves whose finger tips are reinforced by stiff nylon or other reinforcement material, but the goals there are a smoother release and longer life. Also when leather gets wet it gets so soft that it becomes a problem to get a clean release, and the reinforcement helps with that. Unless a glove is so deeply grooved–I’d have to say torn or worn ragged — that it grabs the string and causes release problems, I wouldn’t worry about it one whit. Could be your friend is a tab shooter and trying to bend you that way? 😛

        • Ed Ashby
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            August 1, 2012 at 10:07 pm
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            #58047

            David Petersen wrote: All shooting gloves will groove eventually and I consider that nicely broken in. There is a tendency to favor gloves whose finger tips are reinforced by stiff nylon or other reinforcement material, but the goals there are a smoother release and longer life.

            I’ll second that. My favored glove is the Howard Hill, with the reinforced finger stalls. I have some that are many years old that are still in use. All are heavily grooved. Actually, I won’t hunt with a ‘new glove’ until it is well broken in and grooved. I’ve never made a single bad shot … that I can blame on grooves in the glove! 😀

            Ed

          • dwyattcarlile
              August 1, 2012 at 10:11 pm
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              #58051

              Thank you for that, Mr. Petersen and Dr. Ashby. I have been having trouble wrapping my thought process around what he said because it would have made my shooting inconsistant because of the different finger placement every time. It was definitely hard for me to make sense of. I actually stopped shooting until I heard/read different sources on the matter just in case I created a horrible habit that needed fixed.

            • Raymond Coffman
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                August 1, 2012 at 11:21 pm
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                #58109

                DC-

                I prefer a glove also. I need them “shot in”{grooved} to shoot my best.

                I prefer the control the glove gives me especially hunting.I might be able to shoot a slightly tighter group with a tab on the range.

                Scout

              • Bender
                  August 3, 2012 at 12:04 am
                  Post count: 57
                  #59290

                  Given time you’ll find for yourself. Persoanlly I can’t stand a grooved glove. Leads me to a ragged release, wants to try and become a pluck. The string just doesn’t want to leave my hand nice and smooth and clean. Started buying high dollar gloves, like $70 a whack, but still could only get about a year out of it. So that’s why I switched to a tab. I make them for myself for practically nothing.

                  So its not like your friend is misleading you. Rather just speaking from personal experience.

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