High Grip or low grip?

04-10-2006, 11:34 AM

Been experiementing with both. I have been reading bryon fergs book along with asbell's book. Both are vasty different in thier instruction.

Bryon teachs a low broken wrist grip and asbell teachs high wrist.

I have found out I don't torque the bow at all with a high wrist, but can with a low wrist. But I feel more comfortable with a broken low wrist.

Still working thru it. I think I need to pick a style and stick with it. Instead of changing daily.

BobCo19-65 · 04-10-2006, 11:41 AM

The way your bow is made will determine what style you will have to go with. Do this, keep your bow hand loose while pulling it back. You should find a pivot point in the bow (the point applying the most pressure on your grip). My Adcock was made ordered with a medium grip, however, it is actuallya low grip in my point of view.

04-10-2006, 11:51 AM

Its a martin savannah. Feels like ahigh grip or high pivot point. that with a split finger draw. 3 under draw is more like a medium as you say.

LBR · 04-10-2006, 12:07 PM

A medium wrist grip is the most comfortable and natural feeling to me. That is one of a few things I don't agree with in Ferguson's instructions. Only a few things I do agree with in Asbell's. Use the style that feels best/works best for you.

Chad

04-10-2006, 12:11 PM

Problem is they feel ok both ways depending on my moodbut both have thier disadvantages I am finding out.

JimPic · 04-10-2006, 05:23 PM

I prefer a high wrist-much more suited for me.

KodiakArcher · 04-10-2006, 06:05 PM

I agree that it depends on the bow, but the bow you shoot should fit the grip style you like.

ewolf · 04-10-2006, 08:21 PM

I'm firmly for a low grip. It's more repeatable to me, and I can shoot thousands of arrows and my grip is the same with the first and the last shot. Just the way I was made.

04-10-2006, 09:08 PM

Thanks guys, I might stick with one for one week and another for another week to see what I like. Bow was sent back off to Martin (howitt) over it breaking strings so I won't see it for another 2 weeks or so.

BobCo19-65 · 04-11-2006, 06:35 AM

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Problem is they feel ok both ways depending on my moodbut both have thier disadvantages I am finding out.

Bigcountry, I don't believe you will be able to switch the style on the same bow very much (unless as you said you change from split to threee under, or change the nocking point drastically). You will have to use the style the bow and grip were made to shoot. If you try to use a high grip on a bow that was made for a low grip, I don't believe it will work. Maybe call Martin and see what type of grip was put on the bow.