High Grip

[BowHuntingFool]

Was just wondering how you folks grip your bow. I was out shooting today at the park range and started messing around and gripped my Longbow tight up under the shelf, I mean tight and I tell ya my shooting improved big time! Everything tightened up and was very pleased to say the least! Maybe this was what I was supposed to be doing all along. I thought I was in the pocket before but this little change helped my shooting improve, which feels good!

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Your getting the arrow closer to your hand...

[hormoan]

Hi Joe

      Not sure how long you been shooting a long bow or any traditional one to say the least. But having a consistent grip placement and pressure is a key to shooting them well. A little harder with LB's than recurves because of the grip design. LB's allow you more misplacement than a recurve as a general rule. The only thing that really matters is it works for you.
      I know I'm not suppose to, but shoot them like I shoot a recurve straight wrist\\not palm down. Thats a no no, but if done the same every time works least for me! Good example is I have a friend back in MI, healed but busted up wrist. Torques a bowstring at full draw into like a Z, but does it the same every time. He is a good shooter however, and a hard one to beat on the course! Good luck finding what works for you!

                    Brent

[BobW]

It is not always a need to conform to the exact technical form, but to be able to duplicate the exact action repeatedly......though the closer you can get, the less "other" influences may need to be conquered.

[Flyrite]

I shoot longbows and recurves the same way, high wrist!

[GingivitisKahn]

Is your longbow's grip straight (like a classic Hill style) or more pistol gripped (like a Shrew)?  Asbell makes the case (if I understand it properly) that a long bow with a pistol grip (which he refers to as a straight-limbed recurve) should be shot high-wrist just like a recurve (or a compound, for that matter).

According to him though, if you try to shoot a straight grip longbow with a high wrist like that, then you tend to load the limbs oddly (contrary to the way that sort of bow is tillered) which, he says, leads to consistency issues.

[Matty]

High wrist, I couldnt possibly imagine it any other way!!  I actually have spent countless hours shooting with MANY hand positions, and High wristed gives the absolute Best arrow flight IMO.  Now the Fatigue factor is Much greater and the stabilization is comprimised dramatically but if you can get it all together, the shooting will be amazing

[Overspined]

Black Widow reps say their PSR and longbow essentially shoot best and are tillered to shoot them in the throat. I asked them because that is where I found them to shoot best, but don't like that grip. So it has been back to the std style longbow and one good recurve for me.

[Dave Bowers]

I carried my wheelie shooting over to my recurve with high wrist and like you I shoot much better. I've read and been told that hight wrist is the easiest to duplicate; which means better accuracy.

[BowHuntingFool]

I have been shooting since the 1st of the year and I love it! I don't think I'm shooting a high wrist so to speak more of a High grip, tight up under the shelf! I keep the butt of my hand low on the grip! Like mysticguido said, I just moved my hand closer to the arrow, seems to work better and I get better accuracy! Thanks for the input folks! Sure is good fun!

[stmpthmpr]

Low wrist and I shoot right off my hand. Cant get any closer than that!

Shelf? I dont need to stinking shelf!!