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Main Boards => The Shooters FORM Board => Topic started by: Bullfrog 1 on March 03, 2013, 08:23:00 PM
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Been experimenting with tucking my little finge under on my bow hand. Anyone else do this??
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No, Bill... never tried it. Do you find it is more comfortable, more stable, some other advantage????
Sounds painful.
I may try it tomorrow (try most anything once). :knothead:
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I did that for a while, to make sure that my hand angled away from the bow. It works, but I finally decided that I was as likely to get torque from my finger tucked in as I was from anything else, so I stopped doing it, and now just rest my last three fingers against the back of the bow handle.
I don't think there is anything wrong with it, if it works for you.
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I tuck my bottom 2 fingers. :thumbsup:
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I tuck my little finger and ring finger. Helps rotate my hand out about 45° and is pretty comfortable to me. Been using this method for about nine months. Helps to keep from torquing the bow too.
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I can't imagine a more uncomfortable, unstable way to grip a bow, but that's just me.
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I tuck my bottom 2 as well.
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Like this?
(http://www.briansarchery.com/pages/archery-tips/archery-tip-photos/bow-hand-placement8.jpg)
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I was just watching some olympic recurve shooting and they curl 3 of their fingers under as shown in the photo.
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I tuck my little and ring finger. Found that I try to "grasp" the bow with those fingers on release. Tucking seems to help me relax my bow hand better.
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Nevermind my post... I was imagining it differently than intended.
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I leave my fingers relaxed. Index and pinky relaxed and the middle and ring supporting the bow . . . barely.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v169/Stumpkiller/Bowhunting/Stumpkiller17APR11-1.jpg)
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Tuck ring and pinky
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Tried it didn't like it, prefer to just use a loose full grip
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Buddy of mine is a die hard finger tucker :rolleyes: I tried it and banged my pinky knuckle and popped the bow out of my hand
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I tuck my three lower fingers and place them against the side of the grip, my index finger and thumb tips touch. Sort of like "choking a chicken"
It works for me! It makes my push straight forward on the grip and no torque. Do what feels right.
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No...I fully grip my longbow handles with my thumb and "3 fingers". I would do this with a recurve grip but my bow hand (L) index finger was cut-off as an infant, it is now smaller and I am not able to grip with it .
The reason for shooting with tucked bottom fingers is so the crotch of your hand acts as a single axis point through which you bow can pivot freely. Kind of like your horizontal arrow rest being crowned, so your arrow only contacts it at a single point. Or…what Kevin said above!
Kris
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Well it depends...some of my bows I tuck two...some I use a full grip...the two bows that feel the best to me full grip were custom fitted; for someone else
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call me tucker :rolleyes:
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I tuck my fingers when I drink Wine, but not on the bow.
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I think I'll have two fingers right now. ;-)
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No tucking here. All four finger wrapped loosely around the handle. I think tucking can cause one to torque. Just my 2c.(nut) :dunno:
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Stumpkiller, two fingers sounds real goo right about now.(nut) :bigsmyl:
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Tuck my pinky and ringfinger with a longbow, loose 4-finger grip with a recurve. Works for me
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I do it.