Which do you prefer? Little Q A

[Greg Massey]

Which do you enjoy playing, a handle spring box or a non handle spring box? Do you think the handle short box has more of a consistent sound over a non handle box? Do you feel a handle box gives you more control versus non handle? Do you think you can kee kee better on a short handle box?

[ChesterCopperpot]

I'm no box man by any stretch of the imagination but I carry a short box late season for gobbling and I greatly prefer no handle. Handle feels like my hands are fighting each other. I like Cost style short boxes.


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[3bailey3]

I prefer a non handle 

[Zobo]

I also prefer no handle. I feel I have more control when I'm gripping the bottom of the box. I can grip tighter or looser to change sound a bit or put slight pressure on the side rail to dreaded the sound when needed. Also it's easier for me to "tap cut" and fly down cackle without a handle

[Sir-diealot]

I am also finding that I prefer no handle and I do not know that I would say I like them more, but I do have more experience with ones with springs than without so I am more comfortable. I think the only one I have with no spring is my Hen Box. On a side note I find that I when I am playing ones with handles I tend to play them overhanded as opposed to underhanded.

[MISSISSIPPI Double beard]

No handle, it gives me more feel and control.

[HookedonHooks]

A handled shortbox isn't going to Kee Kee any easier than a regular shortbox unless it's tuned to a higher pitch and made to kee. Shortboxes in general aren't meant to do a whole lot of kee keeing, at least that's not where they excel. You get a kee with ease on a longbox because the range of throw of the paddle.

That being said, I probably prefer a standard shortbox like most here, but it's not really a big difference to me either way. A good handled shortbox is just that, I do find gobbling on a non-handled call seems consistently better to me for how I play a call for some reason.

[paboxcall]

Advantage of a handle for me is control, especially when running super soft and quiet. In the end, I'll take a handle every time short or long, all but two short boxes have left the building in my collection.

[MDTOM84]

Advantage of a handle for me is control, especially when running super soft and quiet. In the end, I'll take a handle every time short or long, all but two short boxes have left the building in my collection.

Bingo!!!

[davisd9]

I will not use a box with a handle. Maybe it is because I learned on one without a handle but I feel I can do more without the handle than with.

[Yoder409]

Doesn't matter to me.  Just give me a call that is tuned well.