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Off the hand
wolff:
I'm still learning to shoot my first Osage selfbow. I wanted a very simple bow, so no arrow rest. And while I like shooting off the knuckle I wonder how much my accuracy suffers from inconsistent hand placement. I glued a small peiceof turquoise (stole from wife's earing she didn't even notice) on the handle so when my finger touches it I know I'm real close. Seemed to help but I think my next bow will have some kind of rest..
loon:
I don't see why a nocking point wouldn't help, so I use one. Since I nock higher than the perpendicular with my hand to avoid getting cut by the fletching, I find that it works just as well if not better than an arrow pass; the air is the arrow pass. The arrow gets lifted by being pushed by the string and the fletchings don't cut the hand.
crooketarrow:
Even off the hand and your not cutting in a shelf. You still fourm in a handle. Most bows and people dont' need any thing else. I have PAINTED ON, SINEW ON THE BOW WHEWRE THE ARROWS GOING TO PASS.
After you shoot off your hand a while. You would'nt have a problem with that problem.
bow101:
Primitive or not Traditional archery is what it is, I'm thinking of building a bow or refitting an existing bow with an adjustable arrow rest. No need to keep Freaking around with the string nock. >:D
Del the cat:
On an ELB I have either a wear mark or inlaid arrow pass telling me where the arrow sits (or the top edge of the leather grip), I have a tied nocking point on the string above where the arrow sits, (or above and below).
I wear an old leather glove with the fingers cut off on my bow hand to avoid the odd abrasion/laceration from a feather.
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