[Bruce Smithhammer]

in reply to: What ya got goin? #60721

Closing the day out, good and proper. Hope you all are having a fine weekend.

[Bruce Smithhammer]

in reply to: Anything Positive @ This Winter? #60719

Welcome, John! It’s too easy to get lazy and stay inside this time of year. I heartily support all forms of (preferably non-motorized) transportation in the snowy backcountry.

I’ve made a commitment to xc-ski this winter at least 3-4 times/week, and I’m really glad I did. It keeps me (and the rest of the Hammer clan) a lot happier through the short days. 😉

[Bruce Smithhammer]

in reply to: leather grips on longbows #60650

ausjim wrote: Skinner, I’ve always been curious about this too..

I was taught to shoot with an open bow hand and I figure a slippery grip that allows the bow to pivot and align with your string hand is desirable.

Or are you talking about it being too slippery just to carry around in the field Bruce? As usual I am definitely missing something 😀

I think it’s largely a personal preference thing. Though I don’t shoot with an entirely open hand, I don’t think that a leather grip will prevent the bow from aligning properly within your hand. Personally, I tend to like the additional texture and “feel” of a leather grip, but it depends on the bow and the grip style as well.

skinner biscuit wrote: Wouldn’t the palm sweat absorb in the leather and create a stink on the bow? What about getting wet and shrinking? I could see it needed on a straight grip, old school bow but the ones with a grip like a recurve? Just curious.

Leather will absorb sweat/moisture to varying degrees, depending on the leather. Something like untreated suede will absorb more, and shrink more, than treated leather. I prefer the latter, and something like beavertail (or stingray, or…) allows for weather-resistant treatment, while still maintaining a grippy texture.

skinner biscuit wrote: I could see it needed on a straight grip, old school bow but the ones with a grip like a recurve? Just curious.

I think that’s largely why leather grips are more commonly seen on longbows than recurves. But again, it all comes down to personal preference.

[Bruce Smithhammer]

in reply to: leather grips on longbows #60496

A smoothly-finished wood grip on a bow can be slippery, especially when your hand is sweaty, etc. The leather allows for a more secure hold on the bow. Slip-on rubber grips accomplish the same thing, but because they are easier and quicker to put on/remove, it’s a good way to experiment and see if you like it or not.

I’m having a beavertail grip put on a bow as we speak.

[Bruce Smithhammer]

in reply to: Clay Hayes new book! #60273

Favorite excerpt from the book so far:

“Sometimes I wonder why I ignore obvious disadvantages to climb and sit in a tree such as this one. I’ve never really figured that out, but then again, I don’t think I really need to. There are a lot of nuances to why someone would shoot a wood bow, or sit in a fallen oak. Maybe the two are connected; both symptoms of the same affliction.”

[Bruce Smithhammer]

in reply to: trail cameras #60245

Wish I could help you John, but I don’t own any trail cams.

A friend of mine has a couple Moultrie cams that he seems to like, but that’s about all I’ve got.

[Bruce Smithhammer]

in reply to: Backcountry Hunters CO rendezvous #59470

I’m gonna try my darndest to make it!

[Bruce Smithhammer]

in reply to: What ya got goin? #59468

ausjim wrote: That’s a beauty Bruce! I remember that photo from last year. I thought it looked properly steep then and the filters have done nothing change my mind 😀

Thanks. My “winter coat” and a seasonal abundance of malted beverage have done nothing to make it look any less steep, either…8)

[Bruce Smithhammer]

in reply to: American Plains Indian style quiver #59449

forresterwoods wrote:

“When you are dead, you don’t know that you are dead. It is difficult only for the others.

It is the same thing when you are stupid”.

Quality quote.

And great job on that quiver!

[Bruce Smithhammer]

in reply to: Western States Trad Shoot #59361

Here’s a link with a little more info:

http://www.idahotraditionalbowhunters.com/itb_1_31_14/WSTR_2014.html

[Bruce Smithhammer]

in reply to: What ya got goin? #59041

Too snowy to shoot outside the last few days (though I’m glad we’re getting the snow). So instead I’m playing around with filters/effects on some photos from last season. I particularly like the way this one turned out:

And I need to get started on fletching more arrows…

[Bruce Smithhammer]

in reply to: Smithhammer Publishing, Inc.! #58517

ausjim wrote:

But are you interested in bow-missing stories? 😀

Are there other bow stories? 😀

Berniebac wrote: Now I know why he so easily guided me thru the process to get Clay Hayes book downloaded to my iPad. Good luck with the venture and thanks again for the help.

Thanks, Bernie. Glad it all worked out!

[Bruce Smithhammer]

in reply to: Smithhammer Publishing, Inc.! #58300

Aw, shucks. Thanks, folks.

Btw, we are interested in bowhunting stories…:wink:

[Bruce Smithhammer]

in reply to: Reply To: No Elkheart?!?!? #58116

Dave,

I’m currently wiping coffee off my computer screen. That pic is hilarious!

[Bruce Smithhammer]

in reply to: What ya got goin? #57959

Wow – impressive, Ben! An army of little archers could be extremely useful. 😀

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