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beach
10-29-2008, 09:57 AM
i am not sure if that is the appropriate term but sometimes when i shoot i must twist my hand which causes inaccuracies. is there a method or technique to prevent other than having my uninterested wife watch.thanks beach

ba3darcher
10-29-2008, 01:27 PM
if possible take a pic of your grip, can them possibly give you some suggestions that may help you

Josh_Putman
10-31-2008, 11:43 PM
This is the recommended way to grip a bow, at least by some very knowledgeable shooters.

steve bear
11-02-2008, 07:36 AM
get a vanhandle grip,youcant "no way" "no how" torque with that grip.:frusty:

wyoming4x4
11-02-2008, 08:14 AM
Well on the grip stuff look at it very close on what is happening. On my situation my hand is built wrong. My left hand are muscled up on my thumb and causes a right/left movement and my left thumb bone on top causes the bow to pivot off the bone. I have thick hands! It took several different grips to rid me of most of my problems. I still have a few issues but we all have different hands and thats the way it is. I shoot a bowtech and a diamond. and had to get rid of the factory grips for the 1 piece wood grip and modified them a little for me! the bowtech grip is skinnier than the diamond grip and the diamond grip is a little flatter/wider. I also had to change my draw length some to compensate for the different grips. It never just simple.

Ancient Archer
11-02-2008, 08:38 PM
Would a drop away arrow rest help?

wyoming4x4
11-04-2008, 04:09 PM
Would a drop away arrow rest help?

I think a fall away rest will help. The sooner your bow loses contact with the arrow the better. I still have torque issues in my hand and have to be on top of that issue when I shoot. I was playing with paper tuning and experimenting with different grips and watching the difference on paper. It was a interesting little piece of information for me. The bow rolls differently in my hand when I shoot with different grips. Something to check into. Even shot with no grip on bow which in my situation was the worst with my diamond marquis and constitution.

Allen
11-05-2008, 10:19 AM
The best way to quit torquing the bow is to learn to hold the bow properly. The photo above shows a good grip. Unfortunately, this is something that's hard to see, you have to feel it.

Fortunately, there is a simple way to see when you are torquing.

You simple use tape or a rubber band to temporarily attach a bent paper clip to your riser. Bend it so that one leg of the paper clip is vertical and between your sight and your peep. This sometimes takes a little work to set it so that it lines up just right.

When you look through your peep at full draw, you can see how much and what direction that you are torquing the bow.

One note, don't change your had position without letting down. It really does no good in learning good hand placement.

wyoming4x4
11-06-2008, 11:58 PM
One of the issues with my situation on hand placement is I cut my hand many years ago. I have a giant scare and deep in the very position you show to hold the bow. I now have to compensate for this to shoot properly. I don't follow normal procedure on griping bow. I see techniques but have to figure out what works and makes me consistant.