the grip, in the aforementioned " ."
Place the index and middle fingers on
the front edge of the riser and exert slight
pressure to keep the bow in place while
drawing. Your ring and pinky fingers
should never touch the grip at all.
As you reach full draw, completely relax
your hand. The bow will be held in place
only by the rearward pressure of its draw
force. Next rotate your hand toward the
ceiling at the wrist so the knuckles point
up and your palm points toward the target.
Grip pressure will now be distributed °kh
BOWSEASONGET A
GOOD GRIP
By Jeff Johnston, Field EditorT
o practice the perfect grip, hold
your grip arm (the left arm, for
right-handed shooters) out with
the thumb pointed straight up at the ceil-
ing. Now rotate your wrist to the right
until the thumb points at a -degree
angle toward the ceiling. The knuck-
les of your hand should be aligned in a
-degree angle as well. Cock your wrist
up slightly—as if you were throttling
a motorcycle—so the knuckles point
toward the ceiling rather than the target.
Now imagine a line running from the
deepest part of the " " formed by your
thumb and forefinger down to the center of
your hand where it meets the wrist, in the
seam between the two muscular pads that
form the palm of your hand. Run the grip
of the bow vertically along this line, with
the throat, or the skinniest top portion of
evenly in the hand. The bow’s grip should
barely touch the lower pad of the palm, if
at all, but rather in the seam between the
two pads. This is called a low grip, and is
usually better for compound bows than a
high grip used by traditional shooters.
Finally, wiggle your fingers to make
sure they are relaxed, then let them hang
naturally. The thumb should be relaxed
but pointing toward the target parallel to
the arrow. If your pointer and middle fin-
gers touch the front of the grip slightly,
that’s , but ideally they should hang a
millimeter from it. The goal is to make as
little contact as possible with the bow’s
grip, thereby reducing grip-induced
torque on the bow as the string is released.
A split second after the release, tighten
your grip so the bow doesn’t fall from your
hand. If you think you might drop it, con-
sider using a bow sling, but with enough
practice you’ll be able to do this with-
out the need for a sling that could cause
torque on its own. Practice this grip until it
becomes second nature, even as a big buck
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