Grip size of a longbow
The grip on a longbow is usually smaller and more refined than the grip on a hunting recurve, a target recurve, or even a compound bow. Obviously, the most comfortable grip size is determined by the size of your bow…
Interview with Ken Rohloff of WhippenStick Custom Bows
Ken Rohloff is the founder of WhippenStick Custom Bows. Ken is a custom bowyer and creator of the bow he calls the "Whippen Stick" custom bow. I first met Ken at the Leatherwall traditional archery forum probably in the early…
Five common styles of longbow grips
It might seem like there are a million different types of longbow grips/handles, but I think they can easily be classified in five categories of common styles: 1) straight or “Hill”-style, 2) dished, 3) humped, 4) locator, and 5) sculpted/recurve…