Do you find a high grip or a low grip more accurate for YOU? I realize that you can shoot either type bow gripped the way you prefer and that you should shoot the grip that is most comfortable, but, I am finding that I tend to torque a high wrist recurve more then a lower wrist grip like on a hybred longbow. What is your experience?

Low is my preference as the most versatile, easiest to repeat, most stable, and strongest for me.

"I tend to torque a high wrist recurve more then a lower wrist grip."

Yep! Not uncommon when using a high wrist grip. There are grips available...used to be, that will allow a high wrist grip but have a palm swell which will enable consistent placement of your hand/grip.

My experience mirrors fdp's.

Same here

Candyman, high wrist grips aren't supposed to be "gripped". And the higher they get, the less contact they will tolerate.

You have to keep your hand loose, allowing the bow to move as you draw or you will be prone to torque every time.

Even the compound shooters have gone to a broom stick handles . I never could shoot a high wrist grip but prefer a locator style longbow grip . Years ago high wrist was very popular and I think just a fad . I also think thick grips made for torque .

Same as fdp.

Personally I like a medium grip on my bow but shoot it with a high wrist

Low grip for sure - even like them on recurve

"Candyman, high wrist grips aren't supposed to be "gripped". And the higher they get, the less contact they will tolerate."

This ^

I, too, prefer a low grip. A high can always be used on most any grip. But I'm a little confused here. I thought less contact, thus less possibility of torque, was an advantage of a high grip. The disadvantage being fatigue sooner.

Steve

I try to stack the weight on my bones so that it doesn’t take a lot of strength to maintain a high-wrist hold, because it gets me another chunk of DL. When I get it right, it’s quite accurate, but some days I struggle a bit with string slap and I wonder if that’s what’s causing it.....

Same as Fdp.

Less contact is an advantage of a high grip as long as you shoot it with less contact. Most folks don't.

Rather than letting the hand "sit" in the area of the pivot point and only applying enough additional hand pressure to keep from dropping the bow, they actually grip the bow, creating more contact, which creates more potential for torque.

I do shoot with a loose hold on a high wrist recurve , but, unless I am thinking about it I do tend to grip enough to throw my shot off just a bit. It seems that with a low grip or locater type grip I just don't have to even think about how I am holding the bow. I think that I shot my best with a locator gripped longbow. I do prefer the feel of a recurve over s straight longbow though so I am leaning toward a Hybrid.

I like a low grip better control

Medium grip by Wes Wallace On his bows are great.

Medium grip by Wes Wallace On his bows are great.

High wrist should be more difficult to torque since it puts your hand in the best position for limited contact. If you try to grip it, then the torqueing can become an issue.

High grip for me. Wrist straight and grip loose.

Low grip for sure

I like a higher grip with a palm swell. Some of the Howatts feet pretty great in the hand. Of course I don’t shoot well enough that the subtleties of grip angle markedly affect my shooting either way.

Prefer a higher grip.

I like high wrist with bow in the fork of my hand between thumb and forefinger, minimum contact with bow.

I like high wrist with bow in the fork of my hand between thumb and forefinger, minimum contact with bow.

I prefer the high wrist grip of my Kodiak Hunters over my Grizzly or my AuSable. I'm currently making a higher and wider grip for my Gillo GT. gunr

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