Bow wrist sling.

[excelpoint]

Ok guys whats the go with wrist straps? Whats the disadvantages and advantages of them I dont use one at the moment and never have but would like to find out a bit more.
Thanks.
Matt

[XTfreak]

Advantage is when shooting with your hand open you dont drop the bow.
Disadvantage none...
Bill

[troy]

Advantage is when shooting with your hand open you dont drop the bow.
Disadvantage none...
Bill

You also dont strangle the bow by trying to hang onto it. This can cause you to spray arrows. I dont use one, but can see the benefits as it took me a while to stop 'strangling' the bow.

[woodstoka]

just makes it easyer to shoot with a relaxed bow hand and not let the bow jump out and onto the ground

[howie]

Tried one years ago, didn't make any difference and I still dont use one. Like stabilisers, some use them and some dont.......Howie

[bowhunting4eva]

i use one and would not stop using one. without it feels like the bow would be to easy to drop.

[Evil Taco]

also mate when some people shoot (without sling) they have their hand relaxed and as soon as the release the trigger they grip the bow (so it dosent fall) and this moves the bow around alot when the arrow is coming out, i still havnt found a disadvantage yet...

[silent killer]

Mate bow sling's are good for when a big angry pig chases you up a tree so you dont drop your bow...Lmao:):):)
.....Cheers alex......

[excelpoint]

Mate bow sling's are good for when a big angry pig chases you up a tree so you dont drop your bow...Lmao:):):)
.....Cheers alex......LOL, now thats funny.

[woody]

How do you climb a tree with one hand,.....lol

[silent killer]

you climb a tree one handed with great dificulty but i think i could do it if a big boar was chasing me.....
.......Cheers alex.....

[excelpoint]

How do you climb a tree with one hand,.....lolHopefully, very quickly. LOL

[wazza_X force]

How do you climb a tree with one hand,.....lol

if i had a big angry porker running after me i dont reckon i'd need either hands... i reckon its bloody amazing what you can do when you need to!!! lol...

we were playing practical jokes one night and i got chased by an old mates dad... i think i set a land speed record that night... i was so **** scared i actually ran past the car i was supposed to jump into!!!

wazza

[Waldganger]

I think that the wrist sling is great for that mental reminder that you won't drop your bow, allowing you to not choke it when you fire.

I use one and wouldn't go back.

[Sneaky Pete]

The idea is that you do not 'grip' the bow with the bow hand, but push the bow away from you. Holding onto the bow causes you to apply torque to the riser as you shoot. The ideal 'grip' is with an open hand. Trouble is that the bow will leap forward away from your hand as you fire, so the tendency will be to grab hold of it as you shoot. The anticipation of having to catch the bow will also cause you to grab the grip during the shot. A sling prevents this as you do not need to grab the bow at all.
I had forgotten how important my sling is in my shot sequence, until i shot one of my old bows without a sling a few weeks back. I had got so used to not gripping the riser, that the bow actually jumped out of my hand and onto the ground as I fired it! On concrete too. Glad it was my crappy old bow.

[excelpoint]

Thanks for the advice guys. Looks like I will be trying a sling very shortly.