Jager Archery was born from frustration. Around 2005, Paul Jaeger—a plastics expert and serious archer in Fort Lupton, Colorado—got tired of the grip options available. So he started making them for himself. What happened next was the usual startup story: he showed a grip to the right person (recurv...
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Jager Archery was born from frustration. Around 2005, Paul Jaeger—a plastics expert and serious archer in Fort Lupton, Colorado—got tired of the grip options available. So he started making them for himself. What happened next was the usual startup story: he showed a grip to the right person (recurve archer John Magera), and suddenly archery shops started calling.
Over nearly two decades, Jager has become known for one thing: understanding how a human hand actually interfaces with a bow.
"A great bow is one that the user can get to do anything he/she wants. If that involves plunking the center out of a target, so be it. It has always been the potential of the shooter that must be realized for greatness to be achieved."
You can drop serious money on a precision riser, perfect limbs, and competition-grade equipment. But none of it matters if the grip doesn't work for your hand.
Jager's philosophy: the human is the most integral part of the bow. The grip is where you make contact. Get that right, and everything else works better.
Jager manufactures grips for both recurve and compound archery, with angle options ranging from 23° to 53°.
| Product | Details |
|---|---|
| Jäger-Yost Artemis Tabs | Barebow and split-finger finger tabs ($85) |
| Jäger Arm Guard | Competition-grade arm protection |
| Finger Spacers | Olympic and barebow options ($16-60) |
| Wifler-ONE Pro | Advanced plunger system ($139.99) |
| Wifler-ONE Barebow | Barebow plunger with extended pin ($139.99) |
| Wifler MP-2 | Mid-range plunger option ($159) |
| Replacement Faces | Barebow tab replacement parts ($30) |
Jager carries Wifler plungers featuring: - Dynamic nonlinear response for consistency - Ultra-micro tool-less adjustments - 20 micro clicks per rotation for precision tuning - Industrial-grade coatings - Available in black, blue, green, purple, and silver - Barebow versions ship with longer plunger pins
Grips come in: - Galaxy Colors (premium finishes) - Translucent Colors (visibility and aesthetics)
Jager operates from Michigan with a small, specialized crew: - Paul Jaeger - Chief operation (founder) - Jonathan "Gill" Gillen - Production Manager - Rodney Harper - Media, web, mechanical engineering
Paul's journey from Fort Lupton to Michigan tells the story. Jim Belcher at Sky Archery (which acquired Earl Hoyt Jr.'s tooling and documentation) taught Paul about bow design and inspired designs like the BEST Style 2.0 grip.
Jager's website includes detailed guidance on grip terminology and selection. The angle, contour, and thickness all matter. Shooters dealing with different bow platforms—compound, Olympic recurve, barebow, or longbow—have different requirements.
Can't find what you're looking for? The company accepts custom grip inquiries. Contact: [email protected] (fair warning: they acknowledge slower-than-ideal response times, but they answer all inquiries).
Jager isn't a bow manufacturer. They're specialists in the one thing most people overlook until it becomes their biggest frustration: the grip. They work with all major bow brands and even handle orphan models and developmental projects.
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