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How do you hang on to your bow
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2015 6:42 pm
by matt61
I have been doing a bit of shooting with my Cascade Longbow today having just made a new string for it.
I find it shoots best if I literally strangle it.
What sort of grip do you guys use when shooting your bows
Matt
Re: How do you hang on to your bow
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2015 7:21 pm
by alaninoz
Depends on the bow. With two of my longbows I grip with all fingers firmly but without strangling. With the other two I grip with thumb and one finger, with the other fingers tucked to the side of the grip. Different bows prefer different grips.
Re: How do you hang on to your bow
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2015 9:33 am
by littlejohn59
The Just right grip. Hold the bow too tight you run the risk of torquing the bow. Too loose ...who know where your arrows are going to end up. I prefer a firm grip
Re: How do you hang on to your bow
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2015 4:21 pm
by Kendaric
I have generally found that longbows in particular, do not like to be heeled, that is, the bottom of your palm of the hand (the heel) is on the bow. If you have to strangle the bow, then that is a good indicator that you are heeling the bow.
Ideally only the meat of your thumb should be on the handle. This requires rotating the hand out about 45 degress. Ideally you should only hold the bow firm enough to stop the bow from jumping from your hand upon release.
The more you 'hold' the bow, the more human error you impart in the shot.
Strangling the bow can also make the shooting experience less sweet, as you get all the bow shock coming up your arm. Just holding the bow enough, so that it doesn't jump out of your hand, removes all shock.
You may also need to get your hand closer to the arrow shelf as well.
You may also need to check the bow tune and nocking height. Also, when shooting a longbow off the shelf, try shooting your arrows with cock fletch in. I know that may sound weird, but so often it resolves a lot of flight issues.
Re: How do you hang on to your bow
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2015 6:32 pm
by stickshooter
Like women some like to be held tight,some not
Re: How do you hang on to your bow
Posted: Fri May 27, 2016 8:58 am
by rodlonq
Barely, I relax my bow hand as I take load on the string and don't grip the bow again until after the arrow is gone.
Cheers... Rod
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Re: How do you hang on to your bow
Posted: Fri May 27, 2016 2:19 pm
by scuzz
I think the pistol-type grips seen on most recurves would not take very well to being strangled.
I shoot longbows with either howard-hill style, or dean torges-bulbous grips and I strangle them. Strangle with the grip but push through with the palm. I have never had a problem with the bow torquing, but I can imagine it being less common for shooters using a weaker grip.
Cheers,
Scuzz