Bert01
Lil-Rokslider
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- Feb 26, 2024
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Hey guys, I’ve been shooting for a couple of years but never had any real training on how to shoot. I was wanting to hear how you grip or hold the bow.
I’m shooting a pretty open grip, using my palm to push against the bow, with the bow in the crease between the base of my pointer finger/thumb and the bottom of my palm. Fingers open, not touching the bow.
My best groups are with my arm extended basically straight, I’m assuming that gives me the least amount of movement At release and follow through.
My problem is that I keep hitting myself in the forearm with the string. As I straighten my arm my elbow rolls counter clockwise and into the string path.
I can shoot ok with my elbow bent slightly and don’t get hit by the string but it is not as easy to shoot good groups that way. I get “flyer’s” 2 or 3 inches out of my groups because I’m moving the bow slightly on release.
By “good” groups I mean 2” @ 20 to 3” @ 30
I guess my question is am I doing it wrong or do I just need to try harder on follow through? Is there a different way to hold the grip? It looks like some guy just hold it in the V between their thumb and forefinger?
I’m shooting a pretty open grip, using my palm to push against the bow, with the bow in the crease between the base of my pointer finger/thumb and the bottom of my palm. Fingers open, not touching the bow.
My best groups are with my arm extended basically straight, I’m assuming that gives me the least amount of movement At release and follow through.
My problem is that I keep hitting myself in the forearm with the string. As I straighten my arm my elbow rolls counter clockwise and into the string path.
I can shoot ok with my elbow bent slightly and don’t get hit by the string but it is not as easy to shoot good groups that way. I get “flyer’s” 2 or 3 inches out of my groups because I’m moving the bow slightly on release.
By “good” groups I mean 2” @ 20 to 3” @ 30
I guess my question is am I doing it wrong or do I just need to try harder on follow through? Is there a different way to hold the grip? It looks like some guy just hold it in the V between their thumb and forefinger?