RE: straight elbow, slightly bent elbow
Josh, that skinny grip is the one thing I dislike about my ProTec.It does hurt if you high wrist it all the way through the draw. I got to where I'd draw my ProTec low wrist, then straighten it out into a high wrist when I got to full draw.
I notice Hoyt's got a an actual grip they're putting on newer ProTecs now, instead of those cheezy little wooden plates on each side of the grip.