Pinky finger on bow hand

[Gregg S]

I tried curling under my pinky finger on my bow hand and my left right groups tightened up some more. I used to shoot a compound bow this way. It is supposed to help eliminate bow torque. It is such a little thing but I can feel the difference at anchor and my groups are tighter. Anyone else ever try this?

[moebow]

There is a post just a few lines down called "grip question,"  I posted a few pictures on the first page that show a suggested bow grip.  Although I don't show the pinky curled under that (and the ring finger for that matter) works really well.

This is a modification of the NTS grip and works well.  Many of us tend to get too much hand on the grip which can cause problems.

Arne

[Gregg S]

I tried adding the ring finger too. I think I like it.

[gringol]

I started curling the pinky and ring-finger under about 6 months ago.  I shoot far better like that.  When I grip the bow with all my fingers I can actually hear the arrow *tick* off the shelf.  I have always tried to use a relaxed grip, but I had just enough twitch in my little fingers to torque the bow into the arrow.  The last two knuckles under is working great for me...

[Sirius Black]

I tuck all three under- middle, ring, and pinky. I shoot all my bows this way.

[BobCo 1965]

I agree also, keeping the pinky curled and relaxed not only helps in the grip, but also deactives certain muscles in the forearm. A lot of archers have a hard time with the pinky alone on the bow arm hand and you'll often see it stand out by itself straight and flexed.

[olddogrib]

I go through spells of curling the pinky and ring finger under and other times just letting them "dangle" off the grip.  As far as I can tell my groups are unaffected, which I assume is a good thing and indicates they are "neutral" either way.  Some risers just feel more natural one way or the other, but if I get all four fingers on the grip, groups will start "heading south" in short order.