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JRFaulk:
I guess I shoot with a "low wrist", because I get best results with my palm firmly in the handle belly.  I don't firmly grasp the bow, just let the pressure of the draw hold the bow in place.  I don't shoot pistol grip bows, could never get used to the feel of them, and are not very traditional in my mind.  Ultimately I would like to shoot very primitive styled bows with primitive technology type arrows, however I do not believe that primitive bows and arrows are an excuse for poorly made bows and arrows.  I do have a small shelf on the bow I am currently shooting, although I have shot off the hand in the past.  As I build more bows, I will probably go back to shooting off the hand.  I am using the shelf right now to eliminate another variable while I work on my accuracy, although I do move the top of my bow hand to the shelf.  A couple millimeters higher and I would be shooting off my hand.  Once I settled on a "shooting style" that works for me, my accuracy and consistency made a great leap forward.  Now if I could just get that instinctive distance measurer/elevation compensator in my brain to adjust for variable distances!  I think I need to fine tune my brace height, as I almost always slap my wrist guard on release.  Maybe not much of a slap, but a slap none the less.  My brace height is at my fist mele;  my understanding is wood bows don't need the high brace heights that fiberglass bows usually use, and that it could permanently affect cast if used over a long period.  I do turn my bow arm elbow out before I draw.  I stand perpendicular to the target when I shoot. If I could eliminate that string slap, I would be comfortable with the style I am using now.  Any ideas would be welcome!

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