| Jaarus, if you have learnt to grip the bow, it is very difficult to "unlearn" that.
Trying NOT to grip the bow doesn't work as easily as TRYING something new.
( I use the idea of a small boy who picks his nose.Telling him to stop doing it doesn't work; getting him to carry a big box , does.)
As a temporary measure, hold the bow so that all the fingers are bunched like a fist, and the thumb stuck out. The bow will fit into the gap between thumb and index finger. All the fingers will be on one side of the grip, none in front. Keep the fingers as a fist and shoot. You will need a sling as there will be nothing else to catch the bow.
When you have succeeded in not gripping the bow a few times, you will have learnt "that feeling". You will know that gripping is not necessary. Then you can start relaxing the bunched fingers, keeping them on one side of the grip. Soon, you will be able to keep the fingers relaxed and have them where you choose.
While getting used to this idea it is best to be at short range. All your concentration is on the fist at the beginning of every shot and the bow jumping onto the sling at the end.  |