An important part of shooting arrows so that they fly correctly is keeping your bow hand from interfering with the flight of your arrow. The way your hand is placed on your bow will affect arrow flight, so keeping your hand relaxed is the key to success. The grip is placed next to your lifeline on the “fatty or soft part” of your palm called the Thenar Eminence. Most compound bows have a flat surface or slightly rounded “grip” and that is where you want to place the soft part of your hand. I let my grip slide as I “set up”, and it almost always settles to the right spot. If not, let down and draw again after several seconds. There is no need to have a “death grip on the grip” because you should use a wrist sling, or a finger sling which is less common. A balanced compound bow will just “sit in your bow hand” or fall forward after the arrow has left.. When you lightly push with your bow hand (point at the target) and then draw & anchor, your bow is held in place with that light push – pull created as you draw and aim. For further information, see the Compound Bow Relaxed Hand (Don’t Grip the Grip) Video.
