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I was checkin out my friends Hoyt TurboHawk the other day and being the first time I ever shot an enemy Hoyt product being a Mathews man. I couldnt believe how nice the grip was on his bow. So I kicked around the idea of buying a torqeless grip or a focus grip for my bow but didnt really want to toss the money into something I wasnt sure was goin to make a difference with torque reduction and feeling good in my hand, so I busted out the hair dryer and removed the grip from my Switchback XT, a craft knife and some sand paper and went to town and this is what I came up with.
Picture of Dads bow grip to get the idea what the stock grip looks like.
Getting the shape of the grip I want by sanding and using a craft knife to whittle away. I used the q-tips to rub water on the grip while I was sanding to make the fibers stand up on the wood to get a more smooth finish and to remove the dust from the pores in the wood.
I slimed down the sides and made the back of the grip flat and square, instead of round..cause its easier to move a round object in your hand side to side more so than a square object. As you can see, I removed the protruding bumps on each side of the grip and made it more skinny and streamline and again, square and flat on the back.
Side view of the grip. I finished it off by using 500 grit sandpaper and got a glass smooth finish on the grip. There is absolutely no clear coat or anything on the wood in this picture..I got it that shiney and good lookin just by sanding it. I got to put a clear coat on it soon, but I wanted to take some pics of it and test it out before hand!
Man is she shooting and feeling great!
Looks like those 4 years of woodshop in High School were worth more than I thought!

Picture of Dads bow grip to get the idea what the stock grip looks like.

Getting the shape of the grip I want by sanding and using a craft knife to whittle away. I used the q-tips to rub water on the grip while I was sanding to make the fibers stand up on the wood to get a more smooth finish and to remove the dust from the pores in the wood.

I slimed down the sides and made the back of the grip flat and square, instead of round..cause its easier to move a round object in your hand side to side more so than a square object. As you can see, I removed the protruding bumps on each side of the grip and made it more skinny and streamline and again, square and flat on the back.

Side view of the grip. I finished it off by using 500 grit sandpaper and got a glass smooth finish on the grip. There is absolutely no clear coat or anything on the wood in this picture..I got it that shiney and good lookin just by sanding it. I got to put a clear coat on it soon, but I wanted to take some pics of it and test it out before hand!

Man is she shooting and feeling great!

Looks like those 4 years of woodshop in High School were worth more than I thought!
