One of the most important pieces of shooting an arrow from any bow 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. There is no need to have a “death grip on the grip” because you should use a finger sling on your middle finger & thumb. 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 Recurve Relaxed Hand (Don’t Grip the Grip) Video.
