Short bows

[longbow steve]

Hi guys, I am just finishing up my first short bend in the handle bow. I have a question as to where you prefer to hold the bow ie - Hold at centre and shoot off your hand or hold below centre and have the arrow at the centre of the bow?
I have only done stiff handle self bows and laminated glass bows until now. Thanks Steve

[Del the cat]

You could complicate this post by also asking... Do you take the weight of the bow on the ball of your thumb/ V of first finger thumb, or down nearer the heel of you hand?
Personally I tend to take the pressure on the base of my thumb (not so good at high draw weights) at about the centre of the bow/just below the arrow pass with the arrow resting on my knuckles.
Could also ask for shou size (
Del

[MWirwicki]

All my bendy handled shorties I shoot off my hand and hold at the center.  I work in a positive tiller in the upper limb of about 1/8". 

[half eye]

Steve,
      I shoot one finger above mechanical center. That puts the force of the bow hand right at dead center. I shoot off the hand with the force of the bow coming into the web between the thumb and forefinger.
rich

[PEARL DRUMS]

Steve,
      I shoot one finger above mechanical center. That puts the force of the bow hand right at dead center. I shoot off the hand with the force of the bow coming into the web between the thumb and forefinger.
rich

Same here, only if its a full blown bendy.

[Pat B]

I put my middle finger at the middle of the bow(center of the handle).

[H Rhodes]

I put my middle finger at the middle of the bow(center of the handle).

Me too.

[Dictionary]

I put my middle finger at the middle of the bow(center of the handle).

+1

[longbow steve]

Steve,
      I shoot one finger above mechanical center. That puts the force of the bow hand right at dead center. I shoot off the hand with the force of the bow coming into the web between the thumb and forefinger.
rich

Same here, only if its a full blown bendy.

And if it isn't  a full blown bendy  ?

[longbow steve]

Thanks guys, thats great. I will have a play while shooting in. Cheers Steve