Been watching the Asbell shooting DVD and am curious how many of you use this style? Specifically the wrist position he uses, currently I use a medium wrist/grip. It seems like to get the position he advocates I would need a different grip on my bow. Thoughts?
I do not have the DVD but I do have the Instinctive Shooting books. I use his high wrist grip (not really gripping as it were) on recurves. From my point of view, it works with every recurve grip I have tried. You don't really 'use' the grip, you sorta sling the bow with the web of the thumb. Only my index finger wraps the front. Does that make sense?
You can look on Black Widows site at the Asbell grip on the bows.
QuoteOriginally posted by oops sorry:
I do not have the DVD but I do have the Instinctive Shooting books. I use his high wrist grip (not really gripping as it were) on recurves. From my point of view, it works with every recurve grip I have tried. You don't really 'use' the grip, you sorta sling the bow with the web of the thumb. Only my index finger wraps the front. Does that make sense?
I believe it makes sense. I have tried the higher wrist on my current grip and it seems to make my bow arm tire quickly.
QuoteOriginally posted by dragonheart:
You can look on Black Widows site at the Asbell grip on the bows.
Good advice. I tried to find grip info on the BW website and haven't been able to find any pics yet. Where are they located?
Weedwacker,
I'm not sure that they are listed on the website but they are in the catalog -- last I looked.
Basically the Asbell grip is relatively "high wrist" grip that is "tilted" a little to the left for a right handed shooter. By tilted, I mean that the bow handle is carved to fill the palm of your hand a little more than a standard grip.
The real feature of the Asbell grip, though, is that when you grip the bow, the contours of the grip make you have your bow thumb lower than the index finger relative to the arrow shelf. The index finger is right up to the shelf and the bow thumb is some distance below that.
The advantage of the grip is that it helps you get the best bow position so the center of pressure is through the base of the thumb and in line with the ulna in your forearm. Also that high index finger aids instinctive shooting, which is what Fred is all about.
I'd suggest that the best way to understand the "Asbell grip" on a bow would be to do a test drive of a bow from Black Widow that has the Asbell grip.
QuoteOriginally posted by moebow:
Weedwacker,
I'm not sure that they are listed on the website but they are in the catalog -- last I looked.
Basically the Asbell grip is relatively "high wrist" grip that is "tilted" a little to the left for a right handed shooter. By tilted, I mean that the bow handle is carved to fill the palm of your hand a little more than a standard grip.
The real feature of the Asbell grip, though, is that when you grip the bow, the contours of the grip make you have your bow thumb lower than the index finger relative to the arrow shelf. The index finger is right up to the shelf and the bow thumb is some distance below that.
The advantage of the grip is that it helps you get the best bow position so the center of pressure is through the base of the thumb and in line with the ulna in your forearm. Also that high index finger aids instinctive shooting, which is what Fred is all about.
I'd suggest that the best way to understand the "Asbell grip" on a bow would be to do a test drive of a bow from Black Widow that has the Asbell grip.
That helps a great deal! Thanks!
Weedwhacker,
Sent you an email.
Here is an Asbell grip widow.
(http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i202/thaner/IMG_0498.jpg)
(http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i202/thaner/IMG_0504.jpg)
(http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i202/thaner/IMG_0494.jpg)
Nice pic! Thanks.