Learned about my grip...

[mfh]

No question this time - but a point of fact - least for me.

This a.m's shooting was HORRIBLE.  I was all over the palce...got a bit frustraded...well, how about really frustrated.  Having remembered back to my wheelie days when I began, i knew it was simply something I was doing different and wrong..so I put the bow down for the rest of the day.  Went back out this afternoon...and realized I was gripping the bow really tight - chocking it.  I went back to a loose grip - holding the way I do with the compound, grasping with the "v" between the pointer and thumb, and closing the grip with the finger tips on the riser vice wrapping them...

Immediately back on target.  Put a couple dozen down range...hitting well and then stopped when I put three within a three inch group.  Will repeat (hopefully) again tonight...

[Woodduck]

Relaxed works for me too.

[AnointedArcher]

I find the same thing, if I just relax my hand and let my thumb and index finger do the gripping I am right on.

[Pete Darby]

Relaxed for my long bow also.  If my pull is in line and my release is inline then the bow has no where to torque to and it isn't necessary to try to choke it into submission.