how do you like it?

I'll put it this way, I liked it well enough that I put one on both my bows.

Any input folks?

That left hand position is very good. It took me a while when I first started shooting to get used to it, as matter of fact after prolonged shooting it was quite painful.

Eventually, it went away, and with a grip like that on the Allegiance, my hand naturally goes there.

That looks pretty good right there, but it still looks like your hand is not relaxed. Sort of looks like you are holding your fingers in that position rather than letting them relax.

You want to let your fingers just go limp and fall where ever.

Now that I look at the pics again you are deffinately not relaxing your fingers. Some of them are red from pressure wich means you are pressing them into the riser or other fingers and your pinky is being forced out like you are drinking a cup of tea.

In your first pic see your thumb is pressed into your index finger. And in the third pic your index and middle finger are red from your thumb pressing on them or your pulling them into the riser. Just let them lightly touch each other after you draw.

I have to grip the bow when I draw it, but once it is back you should be able to relax most of it. What you don't want to do is shift your grip or rotate your hand after you draw the bow. If it didn't feel right, let down and do it again.

Do you know why good target archer rarely miss? It's because they don't take bad shots. Watch how many times they let down in a match. That is one of the hardest things to do in archery. It is too easy to force yourself through the shot, especially if you are used hunting.

If you have to do some blind bale or blank bale shooting where you make an effort to keep your hand relaxed before and during the shot. Let that wrist sling do it's job. I can almost assure you if we watched you shoot you are grabbing the bow after the shot. Which is ok, but eventually you will anticipate it and start grabbing it during the shot.

Get really close to your target, draw your bow and relax everything you don't need to actually keep the bow from coming back and whacking you in the face. Then have someone trigger your release for you while your eyes are closed. It bet it feels MUCH different than your normal shot.

Your posture and head alignment look pretty decent from what I can see in those picks. And there is no reason you can't shoot well with that grip as long as you can repeat the pressure from shot to shot. It's just that if you learn to relax that hand you might not get tired as fast and it will feel more natural.

And while I have your attention I am going to sound like your dad for a minute. Two things I want to point out. I strongly advise against drawing your bow with a release and not having an arrow nocked. Most new bows can take a dry fire or two (been there) but why risk it?

And second, NEVER stand in front of a bow at full draw, even if there is not an arrow in it. If it were to go off something could come off the string or the string could break and whip off. I have seen holes in dry wall where a peep and other things have come of the string and gone thru a wall.

But I don't know, maybe you used a tripod and the timer on your camera?

Good luck,
Paul

Man Paul,you love those long post but you are right on.I am surprised you didn't mention that he had 3 picks and 3 different grips.He needs to find one,relax and go with it.

This post has been pretty good because most all of the info has been spot on.

He stated in a different post he did have a timer set on his camera but I agree about not having an arrow nocked but I would probably do the same if I was pointing it at my camera.[8D]

My posts are usually not quick and to the point. I type fairly fast and like to make sure I convey what I want to say. Proof reading is what takes so long. I type fast, but not accurate.

Paul