Wrist strap?

[5MilesBack]

These answers have me thinking that a lot of people in this thread grip their bows like this.

Hey, as long as you grip it consistently and the bow is tuned to that, go for it.

 

[kcm2]

I use one but that's because I carry my bow with a Sling-a-ling at times, which attaches to a wrist strap. It's not a bother.

 

[roosiebull]

I don’t, and have not for probably the past 20 years. I started out with one, but ditched it pretty quickly

 

[jc123]

I use a finger sling instead of a wrist strap, when I can

 

[NMJM]

I took mine off about 10 years ago. Most people I see still have one. I wonder how many people drop their bows? Seems totally useless to me.

 

[NMJM]

These answers have me thinking that a lot of people in this thread grip their bows like this.

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How often do you drop your bow and the wrist strap catches it?

 

[Jpsmith1]

As a primarily tree stand hunter, a wrist sling is pretty important.

I have twice 'saved' my bow with the sling so I will always have one.

I recently swapped to a stiff sling so that I don't have to fiddle my hand into it

 

[Shawn_Guinn]

Always had one , But on my lift I just tied 550 cord in instead much prefer the small profile but think I need the safety net of having something there if that makes sense.

 

[Jstumbaugh]

Always had one , But on my lift I just tied 550 cord in instead much prefer the small profile but think I need the safety net of having something there if that makes sense.

Same here. Ditched the wrist strap for a piece of paracord.

 

[IdahoBeav]

How often do you drop your bow and the wrist strap catches it?

At least a few times each shoot session. When I'm working on mechanics or taking a long shot, I'll often leave my bow hand fingers open and let the bow fall back or forward (direction depending on stab weight & length) and get caught by the wrist strap.

 

[stephane]

When hiking my bow in my hand all day during elk season, I hold it so the string/cams are towards the ground, my hand is around the backside of the grip, and my thumb is resting on the arrow shelf. I find holding it like this the most comfortable, and I have a neoprene wrist strap that nicely braces against my wrist so I don’t have to actually grip the bow very tightly, I just stabilize it and the wrist strap against my wrist does most of the ‘heavy lifting’. I don’t feel I need it to take shots, it just makes hiking around with my bow way more comfortable.