How do you hold yours?

[timppa]

I am glad I could help.
I teach same to our beginners.

[doubletop]

clive anne thanks for info will give it a try can u show me a pic or two with the sling a bit clearer also had a practice with a bit of string and found the length needed to be about 3inches does this sound about right

[Little Miss Purple]

I shoot with the 'fleshy' part of my thumb against the handle with all my fingers relaxed - not holding the bow at all.

I certainly couldn't shoot without a finger sling now!!

[cliveanne]

Originally Posted by doubletop

clive anne thanks for info will give it a try can u show me a pic or two with the sling a bit clearer also had a practice with a bit of string and found the length needed to be about 3inches does this sound about right

I think the 3 inch (Total?) length is not long enough. I have given my old sling away, but I might be able to find My Good Ladie's somewhere, then I'll get the camera out.

[doubletop]

clive anne
many thanks for that i will await the result

am glad the three inch bit didnt get hijacked/misunderstood LOL

[PaulT]

Originally Posted by doubletop

clive anne thanks for info will give it a try can u show me a pic or two with the sling a bit clearer also had a practice with a bit of string and found the length needed to be about 3inches does this sound about right

I think sling length is a personal preference thing. Personally I have a fairly short sling as this gives me the confidence to not grab as I know that the bow isn't going too far, but I know others that prefer a looser sling; experiment.

[cliveanne]

Originally Posted by doubletop

clive anne
many thanks for that i will await the result

am glad the three inch bit didnt get hijacked/misunderstood LOL

So am I
here ya go

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...anne/Sling.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albhttp:/...teddyright.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...teddyfront.jpg

You will have to excuse the teddy It is her's though


Looks like I'm having a problem with the links, there should be 4 not 3 & only 2 seem to work. I'll try & re-post later

[robbo]

hold my recurve in pretty much the same way as most of you, grip in the fleshy part of thumb and fingers tucked under at about 45 degress. I'm currently using a finger sling which I think is too short, the bow doesn't move very much after the shot.

I've also padded my grip out with bicycle handle bar tape as it was a bit too skinny for my hands, this probably accounts for the sling being a bit shorter.

[doubletop]

many thanks clive and mrs clive

much clearer just need to steal a shoelace from the kids trainers and ill be off i suppose the length needed will alter with practice until i find the right combination

[tel]

I was using a finger sling quite happily until I got fed up with being constantly told I was gripping the bow (I wasn't, the sling just gave that impression!) So just for the peace to concentrate on what I was doing I switched to a buckle sling. I do nothing different in terms of holding but nobody says a word!