Hello,
I wanted to do design a frame that works well for the butterfly style.
Goals:
- Low, wide fork for little wrist strain and fork hit prevention
- Mid-size (not as huge as the Monster)
- A big palm swell (found out I like palm swells)
- Protection against hand slaps (seems those always happen on OTP butterfly shooters).
I figured that the "W" would make the frame too big. So I used a length of flat steel I salvaged from the scrap heap and attached a wooden grip and wooden fork arms, all with solid metal screws. I hammered nuts into the fork arms, and sealed the holes with epoxy putty later.
Then I cut a piece of leather and clamped it between the handle and the screw.
It looks like a cutlass handle now - so I had a name for the design.
This is as basic as it gets, a full blown hammergrip style frame. The last picture shows it rigged up with really thin butterfly bands, superfast for lighter ammo. Without the leather protection, handslaps gallore.
It is a superb shooter, probably no beauty queen but the king of functionality.
And here is the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8TdO3-Y-eM
Jörg
I wanted to do design a frame that works well for the butterfly style.
Goals:
- Low, wide fork for little wrist strain and fork hit prevention
- Mid-size (not as huge as the Monster)
- A big palm swell (found out I like palm swells)
- Protection against hand slaps (seems those always happen on OTP butterfly shooters).
I figured that the "W" would make the frame too big. So I used a length of flat steel I salvaged from the scrap heap and attached a wooden grip and wooden fork arms, all with solid metal screws. I hammered nuts into the fork arms, and sealed the holes with epoxy putty later.
Then I cut a piece of leather and clamped it between the handle and the screw.
It looks like a cutlass handle now - so I had a name for the design.
This is as basic as it gets, a full blown hammergrip style frame. The last picture shows it rigged up with really thin butterfly bands, superfast for lighter ammo. Without the leather protection, handslaps gallore.
It is a superb shooter, probably no beauty queen but the king of functionality.
And here is the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8TdO3-Y-eM
Jörg
