I only grip with a ight pinch of my index finger and thumb. I' d hope that 52 lbs isn' t too much weight for a 45-60 lb arrow. I' m going to try again tomorrow and see. I' m hoping that there' s no problems because while I was at the pro shop on Friday I was told that there wasn' t much tuning they could do. Not somethign you want to here from a pro shop.