high wrist grip

[nhbuck1]

im sort of confused on this grip, does the meat part of my hand/ thumb area not touch the bow at all? in order to get in the position my fingers are very low resting on the riser, any help would be great

[BAK]

A high wrist grip places the pressure towards the web of the hand.

[nhbuck1]

i would think that would hurt during the draw and holding? does anyone have videos to demonstrate this?

[crazynate]

I don't have a video but I shoot a high wrist better than other grips. Less contact with the hand. My K-Mag and predator both have high wrist grips and they're my most accurate bows.

[katman]

Why would it hurt?

[Roy from Pa]

Do a search on you tube for traditional archery bow grips, etc.

[nhbuck1]

dont you have to press your hand heal down? thats alot of force just between the webbing of your fingers

[Roy from Pa]

I shoot with a high wrist grip, my bow hand is almost pointed straight out and all the pressure of the bow rides in the web between my thumb and fore finger with a little pressure down the life line on the palm of the hand. It doesn't hurt at all, where are you getting that from? Is your bow grip square or something?

 

I shoot very high wristed. There is no pain. I have been advised by a very high level coach that I should entertain the idea of changing to a lower wristed grip where I actually healed the bow more. I tried it, and did not like it at all! Worst thing was how bad my arm hurt from the string slap. Anyway, I decided I was too old of a dog to try to learn new tricks, and dedicated myself to learning to be consistent the way I am comfortable.

I shoot all my bows with this same style of grip, longbows, recurves, and selfbows.

Bisch

[nhbuck1]

ok i thought the wrist had to be completly straight?

[katman]

Not all 'high wrist' grips are the same. Bowyers make them all sorts of ways. I had one such bow where there medium was higher then any other high grip I have had.

Link to proper pressure point on hand according to KSL, scroll down to #3 click on pick to enlarge.

 http://www.kslinternationalarchery.com/Technique/KSLShotCycle/KSLShotCycle-USA.html

[forestdweller]

Hurt? no. Can it be uncomfortable? yes. Depends on your preferences though some people like a high wrist.

If one likes to shoot palm down with a straight wrist, the high is wrist is fine.  I do not like the way they handle and feel when not shooting, which is what I am doing 99.99% of the time when hunting.

[bluemelonchitlin]

A high wrist grip takes getting used to. My '67 1/2 Kodiak Hunter has a high grip and I find that this bow is number one.

[Orion]

Roy has a pretty good picture and explanation of high wrist.  No reason for it to hurt.  However, when the draw weight gets heavier, it does place more stress in that small web between the thumb and forefinger.  A lower wrist grip handles heavier weights more comfortably.

[nhbuck1]

so where the newer bear bows such as super grizzly the way my hand natruall fits into the grip is a high wrist grip already? or do i have to keep the wrist straight and it dosent break upward at all?

[Straitshot]

Extend your arm and point at an object with your fore finger without making a fist. That will be the position you will maintain with your wrest when shooting high wrest with the throat of the bow resting in the web of your hand. Keep your hand loose and open. Do not grip the bow.

I shoot a recurve this way no matter if the grip is high, medium, or low. I shoot longbows holding the bow differently.

[Roy from Pa]

so where the newer bear bows such as super grizzly the way my hand naturally fits into the grip is a high wrist grip already?
Yes pretty much so. Like the grip on my bear, it forces me into a high wrist grip.

 

[Straitshot]

I certainly would not call that a high wrest grip. It appears medium and maybe even slightly lower than normal medium. That however can and will be seen differently by others.

[crazynate]

my super grizzly has a medium grip. I have 12 other Bear bows and the only ones with a high wrist grip are my K-mag and my super mag. I would like a super grizzly with a high wrist. never seen one before