BOW HAND TORQUE –The 2nd Biggest Disaster !!...
…Since the “Good buddy dry firing your bow”, syndrome that happens way to often this time of year…the number is up to five at my shop now this summer….
Torque-ing the bow by one’s self or someone else buddy or not is the second cause in numbers for destroyed bows this time of year…
The bow is torqued so badly that the string is de-railed or miss tracked from a cam or idler wheel…usually starts at top of bow, another good reason to have Idler lean or yoke tuning set.
Many will what we call “white knuckle” the bow, or simply put grip the bow too hard, as they do so on draw the bow is torqued to the side causing the de-rail or miss track of the string.
The results are generally not as catastrophic as an actual dry fire but can result in seriously bent cams, broken strings and cables and on some design bows all the above almost to the point of an all out dry fire.
Regardless the end result will cost time and money,…some brand bows three or four weeks for parts, not something anyone wants right now…
So how do we prevent it…???...First as my other recent post don’t let others draw your bow period, even best friends,… [the highest % of dry fires this time of year] ..lol
The second is for shooters new to the bow hunting/archery world to learn a relaxed grip when drawing bow, invest in a bow sling, cheap insurance and a super cheap tool when used correctly…
The bow hand should be limp as soon as pressure is put on string, bow grip on meaty part of thumb in palm of hand and knuckles at a 45 degree to the bow…
I instruct new shooter to tuck their two smaller fingers on the left side of the grip [RH shooter] and with that relaxed grip and fingers tucked their knuckles’ will be at a 45 degree angle…
The relaxed grip is practised to an exaggerated follow thru...don’t grip bow until arrow hits target [20 yards]…not only does this eliminate bow torque and the miss track of strings …but this method increases accuracy to a perfection…
Neil