high wrist grip

[nhbuck1]

cant you still grip the bow with high wrist no matter what grip? so open hand on that style? no fingers on riser?

[Tedd]

I shoot a high wrist too. Tried low wrist lots of times just because most people shoot that way. It feels really awkward, hurts my arm and rattles my teeth.
This bow isn't a special order, just the standard grip on a Predator. Note the angled cut on the site window. That's helpful if you shoot with a high wrist.
Most bows do not have that angled cut. See the thread on here about modified bear takedown risers. They make them look like this.  

[Tedd]

I think for the most part the best tournament winning shooters shoot with a low wrist. (Just assuming that from photos...etc)
Here is a custom black widow with a high wrist modification. Not visible is the thumb side of the riser. The slot for the thumb is cut lower than the throat of the grip. It does not have the angle cut on the site window and that made it feel restricting at times.
 

[nhbuck1]

so hand should be pointed pretty much straight out  palm down? i just dont understand how that cant hurt drawing with that much tension?

[Straitshot]

Originally posted by nhbuck1:
cant you still grip the bow with high wrist no matter what grip? so open hand on that style? no fingers on riser?

To answer your question, yes. I have for years. I shoot all recurves with a locator type grip whether low, medium, or high using only the web of my hand between my thumb and forefinger to support the bow. I shoot a long bow or recurve with the older straight longbow style grip totally different. I actually grip the bow as you would a knife you were going to stab something with using a downward thrust.

Here are a couple of photos that might show how I shoot what I consider a high wrest method. Notice the heal of my hand is not touching the grip area of the bow. It could however if the grip were high enough. The BW I am shooting has the Asbel medium grip.

   

   

[Tedd]

It's pretty simple. Nothing extreme. If you are interested in trying to shoot that way look up G Fred Abel's book Instinctive Shooting. The cover of the book shows his grip. He uses that for his method of instinctive shooting. I like to use the arrow as little as possible for shooting, I'm just slightly aware of the arrow. My wrist is not as high as G fred's but similar. It works for me.

[Mr. fingers]

I shoot more naturally high wrist. The pic of Roy to me looks more like straight wrist to me. Then someone said point at some thing and that's the position of  high wrist. I disagree. Extend your bow arm out,and let your wrist and hand go dead. When using a high wrist your fingers should almost be pointing down toward the ground. The wrist should be as high or higher than the 3rd knuckle or top of the hand. They grip sits between the thumb and index finger and against the webbing. With very little palm or heel.

[Roy from Pa]

Well Kyle, do we have you really confused now? LOL

[ksbowman]

I like high wrist as you can even point your index finger at the object you are shooting at. A real asset when shooting instinctive. For me it is an extremely comfortable hand placement.

[Tedd]

Somenone needs to send Straighshot a longer arra!

[nhbuck1]

i just tried it out today i actually like it it seems rather smooth and relaxing,goin to take some practice, does this make your draw longer ? seems like it?

[katman]

Originally posted by Tedd:
Somenone needs to send Straighshot a longer arra!

Yep, don't think a broadhead would work there.

[Roy from Pa]

I'm bet-en I could whoop ole Straightshot on the 3D course...  

[Straitshot]

Those "arras" happen to be old Easton 2115 X7's that a dear friend gave me over 25 years ago. His draw length was a bit shorter than mine but the field point extends past the sight window and they are great for 3D shooting. They are not for hunting. They have found their way down range to the target thousands of times and on occasions (not real often) found the 12 ring in the kill zone.

[nhbuck1]

does shooting with high wrist make your draw longer?

[30coupe]

Originally posted by nhbuck1:
does shooting with high wrist make your draw longer?

Maybe a little. Not as much as some would claim. I would say you could gain maybe 1/2" or so. For me, it's more like 1/4".

[katman]

Originally posted by 30coupe:
 

Originally posted by nhbuck1:
does shooting with high wrist make your draw longer?

Maybe a little. Not as much as some would claim. I would say you could gain maybe 1/2" or so. For me, it's more like 1/4". [/b]

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[reddogge]

Here's a scematic of the different grip angles.

   

[Orion]

Good pix reddogge.  I'd call most of the bows pictured medium wrist, not high.  I've seen high wrist grips quite a bit higher than the one in your diagram as well.

Of course, those are recurve grips.  A straight grip on a longbow is much lower than a low wrist on a recurve.

Straitshot is demonstrating a true high wrist grip on what is likely a medium wrist bow.  Palm isn't even touching the bow riser/grip.