Improve your shot by using the proper hand placement.
If you've been practicing your archery stance, draw, aim and release but the arrows still aren't hitting the bullseye, it's time to take another look at your grip. Learning the correct bow hand position can help you make consistently accurate shots and even prevent injury to your shoulder caused by holding the bow incorrectly.
Balanced Hand Positioning
Many archers believe that the best hand position involves properly balancing the bow in your gripping hand. Place your hand in the grip so that it is two fingers' distance below the riser. You may need to move the bow up or down slightly until you can feel it balance vertically within your hand. This means that you should be able to move your hand loosely around in the grip without the bow falling forward or backward.
Hand Set in Grip
When holding the bow, you want all of the force from the bow to go straight into your bow-holding arm. This means that you want all of the pressure from holding the bow to be on the thick, muscular part of your thumb. Hold the bow between your thumb and your hand; do not wrap your fingers around the bow grip. If necessary, use a bow sling or finger sling to catch the bow after the arrow is released.
Relaxed Grip
In order to maintain the perfect hand placement, archers must try to maintain a relaxed grip throughout the shot and kick the habit of handle-grabbing. Handle-grabbing is an involuntary wrist and hand movement that thwarts the accuracy of even the most skilled archers. While the archer is supposed to keep their hand relaxed throughout the entire shot, many archers snap their hand closed around the handle right when the arrow is released. The sudden impact turns the bow slightly, throwing your arrow off of its course.
Consistent Hand Placement
No archer can be successful at the sport without learning the art of consistency. Practice placing your hand in the same part of the bow every time before shooting. Take the time to make sure that your grip tension and finger placement is the same before loading the arrow each time you shoot. Small variations in your hand placement and grip can lead to major inaccuracies in your shot.
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