No Gloves and hunting

[pirate bowhunter]

#5517

Has anyone used No Gloves finger savers on their bow strings to hunt with.

[Patrick]

#42177

Howdy,
I’ve never used them. I don’t like adding all that weight to the string. It’ll slow ya down quite a bit. Plus a clean release is more difficult to achieve because of the larger surface area on the string and the additional grip of the rubber. I’ve ALWAYS used a tab. Not that it’s the best choice, that’s just what I like.

[Steve J]

#42230

I can only give the experience I have , that being said. I put a set on and really like them. I was afraid they would be too sticky for a clean release , but doesnt seem to be. I was using a damascus glove, tabs drive me crazy.
Steve

[Bvalette]

#42270

yes, I have used them and I liked them, and they worked fine for me, and held the arrow on my sting, but I do believe they slow the arrow down. I now use tabs and sometimes a three finger glove. I now put as little on my string as possible. Just a feather wind indicator, and some beaver ball silencers.

[Patrick]

#42350

Another option is to build up the serving so that it is thick enough for your fingers to withstand it. I’ve never done it, but know of others who have, and they seem to like it.

BTW: I don’t even use silencers. I find them unnecessary, as the brush buttons serve their intended purpose AND work well as silencers.

[Steve J]

#42361

I bet that would be a better option. The only problem I have with the no glovs is that I have a bow with & one w/o , if I have them both strung & shooting them I have to take my leather glove off to shoot the no gloves bow. It does have too much friction for me with leather against rubber.

[Patrick]

#42366

There definitely is much to be said about the simplicity of using only your fingers, whether that be via “no gloves”, or thicker serving. I think most here can relate since simplicity is a big attraction to traditional in the first place. I’d probably be more inclined to go the serving route as well.

[Steve J]

#42372

I just have to learn to serve where it doesnt look like a kid did it, Haha. the no glovs does remind you not to squeese arrow. When I realized that NOT squeesing the arrow {1 above 2 under} ,,,,, was the key to my accuracy ,, it was like a light coming on. I felt like a kid that had discovered something special.. I have to admit this was only a few months ago.

I had heard not too. But never understood why. I realized some arrows just felt right when I released & went where I wanted them, some didnt , then I saw that the good shots were one where I had not constricted the arrow with my fingers.
better late than never I suppose

[Patrick]

#42394

Practice makes perfect. I worked in an archery shop for a number of years, so it became second nature after a while. Make sure you leave a gap wide enough so that the serving isn’t pinching the arrow nock tightly.

I’ve been there. Not necessarily with finger pinching, but I’ve had (and have) my fair share of other quirks, that just all of a sudden became obvious. Strange how that works. 😆

[Chris Shelton]

#42420

My first trad whitetail harvest was taken without a glove and without those rubber bits. I was only shooting a 40 pound bow at the time, that was before I had a glove, then I had a glove and during the first day of rifle season the year before last, I shot at a very nice buck without a glove(because my glove was frozen). I missed, my fingers burned alot, could have ruined my concentration, I just think it was because I was so worried about hitting that sappling covering his front shoulder that I did.

Now I have a bigshot elk leather glove with nylon finger stalls, pretty expensive glove, but it is amazing, still going strong, the nylon is alittle worn, but still a ultra smooth release even when wet!

[Snakeeater]

#48297

I have used them, after having shot for years with a glove or tab, and didn’t like it. It felt strange and I had a lot of left/right string movement on release.

But, like all things shooting related, give it a try and see if you like it. What doesn’t work for one may work for you.

[Patrick]

#59202

Figured I’d pass this tidbit of info along:
Just checked the speed of my longbow while using No-Gloves for my son, who’s taking over my bow next week. Using No-Gloves decreased the speed 14 fps. Too much of a loss? Only you can make that decision.

[David Petersen]

#59332

Gee, I haven’t seen those things on a bow since the ’70s, about the time lots of “trad” shooters were going with sights (just before compound arrow-launching devices took over). Used to see lots of brush buttons back then too. I’m a clean string guy myself and prefer a thin glove. But with my current thin-string Shrews on a really cold morning, it’s about as comfy as shooting bare-handed. More than one way to skin a cat! If it’s your cat, the method is nobody’s choice but your own. 😈

[Patrick]

#60000

David Petersen wrote: Gee, I haven’t seen those things on a bow since the ’70s, about the time lots of “trad” shooters were going with sights (just before compound arrow-launching devices took over).

In my opinion, for good reason! I forgot how much of a pain in the rear end it is to install those things! Tyler doesn’t like using tabs or gloves so I figured I’d let him try it. He’s decided not to use them. I think they make a clean release WAY too difficult.

David Petersen wrote: Used to see lots of brush buttons back then too. I’m a clean string guy myself and prefer a thin glove. But with my current thin-string Shrews on a really cold morning, it’s about as comfy as shooting bare-handed.

Doesn’t your string buzz considerably without having anything on your string? I don’t like to use anything I don’t need, but without brush buttons or silencers, my string buzzes a lot and that sound bugs me.

[Dennis]

#60134

I just recently strung up one of my old recurves to see if I could find a use for all the 2020 shafts I’ve ended up with after switching to the 2117’s and took it out to our range. The 2020’s flew beautifully but the bare string issued a very loud “poinnnnngggg” on release. I’m sure any deer would be heading for the tall timber long before the arrow got there. And without the brush buttons, even at our range I was always hung up in the bush. I can’t imagine shooting without brush buttons or twang dampeners.

Twenty-five years ago when I was actively hunting I used to practice with a glove (one over-two under) and then when I went hunting (big game) I would shoot bare fingers for a smooth release as I never planned on making more than one shot a day. When there was game in front of me I never felt the string/pain on my fingers and my release/accuracy were always good.

[rayborbon]

#60920

Dennis I practice shoot with gloves and hunt bare fingered. Just like you described you had.

Silencers only on recurve or the deflex reflex longbow. Which are not the bows I hunt with most of the time. I prefer to hunt with a standard issue St. Charles longbow. Specifically the take down version. I have a great liking for his English longbows (what a treat they are to shoot and he is a good craftsman).

No go on brush buttons. We got a lot of brush here. Didn’t find them buttons a necessity.

[David Petersen]

#9271

Patrick — sorry, sloppy wording when I said “clean string guy.” Of course I use string silencers, but minimal even there. Cat whiskers work great but don’t last long enough. Big wads of fur or wool bother me visually whether they actually slow a bow or not, and get ’em wet and they’re worse than nothing. Currently I have a single 3″ strip of rawhide, like bootlace size, on each limb. Not perfect but trouble-free. What I mean to say by “clean string” is no brush buttons and no finger pads. Maybe once every few hunts I get a limb hung up in brush and think with a chuckle “brush buttons,” but would never consider it.

[Patrick]

#9526

David Petersen wrote: I get a limb hung up in brush and think with a chuckle “brush buttons,” but would never consider it.

So, are you questioning my manliness by my using brush buttons? :evil::lol:

UPDATE: I took off the brush buttons, just because I wanted to hear the bow again. Strangely, it didn’t seem to twang like it used to. Or my hearing is getting worse. 😯
If I recall, I had the brace height to high, so that may have been the culprit.

[trapperDave]

#20463

no-gloves are GREAT for kids bows, and bowfishing bows. But stink for anything else IMHO

[George D. Stout]

#20669

Doug Chase has been a very successful bowhunter for a lot of years, and is a top notch shot as well. Doug use the No Glove for decades, and may still use them. Don’t knock it till you try it folks, everyone is different and some folks do very well with those critters.

As for slowing the string down, you will probably hit two or three inches lower at fifty yards. 8^).

[Patrick]

#20689

George D. Stout wrote: Doug Chase has been a very successful bowhunter for a lot of years, and is a top notch shot as well. Doug use the No Glove for decades, and may still use them. Don’t knock it till you try it folks, everyone is different and some folks do very well with those critters.

There are always exceptions, and apparently Doug Chase is one of them. I tried them way back when, plus I messed around with them when I installed them on my bow for my son to shoot. I’ve tried them, and am subsequently knocking them.:lol:

[George D. Stout]

#20914

Patrick, no problem. If you tried it and it didn’t work for you, then it is what it is. That said, it doesn’t mean the product is no good or won’t work well for someone else. That’s why it is always good to try something first.

Now I will say this, you guys who shoot with bare fingers have my blessing. No way this old boy is puttin’ those digits in harm’s way 8^)))))))))).

[Patrick]

#21009

George D. Stout wrote: Now I will say this, you guys who shoot with bare fingers have my blessing. No way this old boy is puttin’ those digits in harm’s way 8^)))))))))).

Now that is where we are definitely in agreement!

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