hey guys i have a bob lee sig exotic and im having ahard time with the grip i dont know because its wider then my bear or what, how should i adress coming into this grip? seems like i have a big gap between the web of my hand and the deepest part of grip
you are heeling grip, straighten out the wrist with a bow like that.
Place the web of your hand right into and tight up against the deepest part of the bows grip. Hold it like you picked it up there.
I can understand why that happens. It is often an unnatural position for the wrist and hand when just holding the bow and not shooting, so the grip starts out in a lower position. It is one of the reasons that I much prefer Hill style longbows. When I am hunting, nearly 100% of the time I am not shooting a bow, i am holding a bow. Holding a bow in that ready for anything, shooting position, has to feel natural for me, or it messes with my focus.
QuoteOriginally posted by Roy from Pa:
Place the web of your hand right into and tight up against the deepest part of the bows grip. Hold it like you picked it up there.
+1. Until you get the feel of it, start your draw with just the web of your hand between your thumb and forefinger touching the bow at the deepest part of the grip. Your fingers and thumb should be spread out and not gripping the bow at all. As you begin to draw the bow, let your fingers and thumb lightly settle around the grip, and the meaty part of your hand between your thumb and forefinger settle on the front of the grip. You should end up gripping the bow mainly with your thumb and forefinger, with the other fingers lightly touching the back of the grip, and your knuckles angling away from the grip at about a 45* angle.
Of course, once this grip begins to feel natural to you, you can go right to it without going through the preliminaries I describe above.