It comes down to personal preference. For me a high wrist makes it easier for me to torque the bow because it acts like a pivot point "for me".

 

That's kind of what I was thinking. I'm just now getting back into some serious shooting after a long break so if I'm going to make adjustments, now is the time... Anything to lessen torque is a good thing!! Guess I'll have to experiment with a low grip and see what happens...

 

with a severly broken left wrist from racing mx back in the day i cant physically shoot a low wrist, very high, wether you have that pad contact like you mentioned or not i dont think one can say that one or the other is a better way to shoot, you have a mix of hi and low wrist shooters so do what feels best and works for you.

 

Yeah, I'm definitely going to experiment. No particular reason why I use a hight wrist and really didn't give it much thought until I started reading and realized I was using a high wrist grip. Just want to make sure I'm using the best grip as my shooting could definitely use some help, especially at longer ranges. Thanks.

 

I've never used one, but why not try a torquless grip?

 

Heard a lot about these and will check them out however I don't believe I have a torque problem and my hand is relaxed throughout the shot. I just want to make sure that I'm using the best grip. After doing some searching/reading it seems as if it really doesn't matter and is pretty much a personal choice. Also, as abianca99 stated, it seems as if a high grip can become uncomfortable during longer shooting sessions as the pressure from the grip is concentrated to a smaller area of the hand.

 

From my experience, having shot both ways, I feel high wrist makes it less likely to torque the bow. But long shooting sessions seems to cause a little more fatigue in my wrist and arm. I find it a little harder to completely relax during my shot as well. I find low wrist easier to completely relax during my shot and I feel I am more consistant and can hold almost dead still. I feel almost no fatigue shooting low wrist.

 

I'm debating this myself right now. I read Levi's article in TA again last night. HE says make a thumbs up and rotate a 1/8 turn clockwise. When I do that it's high wrist and he's saying he shoots low. For me to shoot low I have to rotate 1/8 turn counter clockwise.

 

Most people get some type of aftermarket grip or just take the grip off. What type of bow are you shooting?

 

I'm shooting a Destroyer 340 and a Destroyer 350. I'm actually pretty happy with the factory grip but am going to do some research on aftermarket grips.

 

I'm not familiar with that grip on the destroyer, but if you can just undo a screw and take it off then just try doing that and see what you think. If you like it just wrap a little athaletic tape around it and there you go.

 

I just switched over to a low wrist grip three weeks ago. It felt very uncomfortable at first, but then I got used to it and shoot better scores now. I think it's the better way to go because as you shoot, you are going to get tired, and your high wrist grip may turn in to a medium wrist grip towards the end of your session. I have found that with the low wrist grip, it never changes no matter how tired I get shooting, and that I believe is a big plus, at least for me it is.

 

Ya, I think high wrist introduces to much bow hand and arm muscle. With what many teach today inlcuding Kisik Lee, you want passive muscles and bone to bone alignment. Also, for me..... low wrist makes it easier to keep bow shoulder "locked" in, down and stable.

 

You're right in that you want bone-bone alignment, but Kisik Lee advocates a high wrist angle. Shooting a "low" wrist angle puts the wrist into extension; shooting a high wrist puts the wrist at a more neutral angle.

I shoot a 2002 Martin MV2, which was manufactured with a high wrist angle. Other Martins with high wrist angles are the Razor-X and Cougar III. Take a look at Olympic recurve shooters...they ALL shoot high wrist angles.

 

I think using a high wrist forces a person to tighten up muscles in the bow arm- hand. To me that seems like a bad thing. I have always been taught to relax the whole bow arm. Rely on bone structure to hold, the use back tension to release.
I struggle doing this also it has to be learned behavior. I find myself over thinking the shot form when i should be relaxed,and focusing on that x.

 

High wrist allows for lesser variables at the time of release.
However...if the bow is not built for high wrist (in some cases) the high wrist position isn't an issue since using high wrist would complicate the nature of the bows design.

 

I look at it this way, less movement it better. Make the motion with your bow hand your about to grip your bow then use your thumb on the other hand as the bow. You notice some movement using a high grip. Now go low. By using the bone under your thumb on the bow hand as the contact point with the riser you have very little margin for error and no movement. JM2C

 

I shoot low wrist just cuz it is more comfortable and has been how I've always shot. As long as I have a loose hand and not a death grip, all seems to be good.

Lien2

 

I shoot with a relaxed grip. If you are inducing tension into your grip, you just complicated it and made it harder to repeat from shot to shot. Just think of your grip as you would leaning against a post. What grip will allow you to hold the position for a long period of time. It will be a relaxed grip which is on the low side where you have good bone to bone alignment.

 

Somebody throw a pic up here to expain high vs low wrist positions. I'm kind of confused between reading this stuff and Levi's article in TA. The whole make a thumbs up and rotate forward slightly for low grip is what has me confused.

 

Here you go.

Kev

 

Def a high grip for me. I tried shooting low grip and it does not work out well at all for my style of shooting. Thats the only reason why I had to sell my Elites because they do not work well with a high grip.

 

I was taught that as I fatigue, my high wrist will settle lower and lower. So why not start there to begin with. But then watching the Olympic recurves, they seem to shoot high wrist.

 

good job on the pics. I def shoot a low grip after looking at them.

 

I tried high wrist with my Pearson advantage and don't see how it could be shot accurately and is really uncomfortable--for me.

 

Go to a archery coach and it's low wrist for best accuracy. Reduces torque, secure, and guidance/drive to the target.