Pattern of wear on leather grip?

[pdk25]

I have noticed a trend that both the rubber and leather grips on a few of my bows are getting more wear spots on the shelf side of the bow near where the inside of where my knuckles would be.  I was wondering if anyone else has noticed a similar pattern and if this indicates some flaw in my form?  Thanks.  I've only noticed this on two of my longbows thus far.

[xtrema312]

A pic would be good.

[Bill Skinner]

If that is a rubbed spot on the side of the shelf, it means a too stiff arrow.  Without watching you shoot or knowing your set up, it is just a guess.  It could be form, (short drawing), or equiptment, (too stiff arrow, incorrect brace height), or a combination.  Bill

[pdk25]

Good thought Bill, but I think I wasn't clear enough in my description.  It isn't near the shelf, just on the shelf side.  Here are pics of two of my longbows, one with a rubber grip and one with a leather grip.

[Jmgcurve]

Are you wearing a ring on your bow hand?

[pdk25]

Nope.

[BWD]

Ring on bow hand, 150 grit callous, or finger nails in bad need of cutting?

[pdk25]

Short nails and not too much callous.

[Jmgcurve]

More info needed, do you grip similar to GF Asbell in some of his pictures? With only the web of your hand at the throat, and maybe knuckles curled up riding on the bow. Just grasping here.

[pdk25]

Mostly use a low grip, with fingertips lightly touching the front of the riser.

[Jeff Strubberg]

Well, you've got soemthing on the ring finger of your right hand that is chewing those grips up.

That's not normal wear.

[pdk25]

Nothing up my sleeve, or on my ring finger.  Can't figure it out.

[pdk25]

Well, I may have been wrong about my grip.  Sometimes I fall back into using the grip that I used in the compound days, with two fingers on the tip of the riser and two fingers tucked under.  Maybe on release the nails are rubbing, although they are not long.  If that is the case, I would think others would have experienced this.

[hunterace]

definitely your 2 fingers tucked under that's rubbing or digging into the grip. never saw someone shoot like that before, not that i see lots of people shoot  

[Jon Shade]

I've never seen a grip like that before. Hunterace is right, it is the 2 fingers tucked under causing the damage.

[xtrema312]

That is not an uncommon grip.  I grip some bows that way.  It is your finger nail.  Try to turn your finger tip in more so the back of your first knuckle is on the grip.  If you watch close on the shot you will probably note that the bow kicks out on the bottom.

[davesonic444]

Looks like your knuckles are rubbing the grip.Do you get sore after prolonged shooting?

[pdk25]

Yeah, I guess it probably is the nails even though they are always short.  My knuckles definitely don't get sore.