I get the feeling many here are primarily bow hunters, not shooting year round, but getting the bow out a few months before season to practice, then putting it away for the most part the rest of the year. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that, but I saw a tip recently that may help you out in dealing with the effect grip torque has on your accuracy, especially when the adrenaline is flowing like when you' re getting ready to fling one at a deer...

Target archers preach shoot with an open relaxed hand, etc, and use a bow sling to catch the bow when it jumps forward. I hate slings, could never get used to them, and see them as just one more thing to try to get done when reaching for my bow when a deer' s approaching. I ditched mine because of this, and learned to shoot with an open hand except for my index finger which I loosely wrapped around the bow, but it still feels funky. I was watching a recent episode of BPS outdoors and Bob offered the following tip. I tried it, and it works GREAT!.

If you grip the bow with an open hand, unless you' ve religiously practiced the tendency is to grab it when the bow fires. This kills accuracy. Gripping with all fingers wrapped around the grip does as well. Try this:

Nestle the throat of the grip in the V of your thumb and index finger. Next, place your FINGERTIPS on the front of the riser, just enough to feel contact and a secure hold, you don' t use much if any force. Draw, shoot. The bow feels much more secure in my hand like I can control it without having to worry about it falling out of my hand. The best thing about this tecnique is if you do get excited or forget and use a lot of grip pressure, the force is directed into and through the bow, not side to side, so the affect on accuracy is greatly reduced. Especially handy when the Big Boy steps out. To test this out, nock an arrow, take your grip, hold the bow out undrawn, and squeeze. The arrow tip moves very little. Now wrap your hand around the riser and grip. The arrow tip moves a ton.

Give it a shot. It really seems to work well for me, and is easy to repeat and comfortable.