I had to drop poundage because of a shoulder injury, I had a bow I made several years ago that was just right, the problem was I didn't shoot it well and I couldn't figure out why. It is a slender osage bow and I made a proportional small handle to match the bow. I came to the conclusion long ago that handle shape and the way it fit your hand was a huge determining factor in how well a bow shot.
This bow didn't fit my hand and was easy to torque on release. With the state championship coming up soon I decided to frankenstein the grip and see it I could make the bow shoot better.
I glued a lot of extra wood on the sides and back of the handle and shaped it to be rock solid in my hand. I tested my frankenhandle today, the bow was so easy to shoot and put arrows on target, what a change!
It looked like my brace height went up a little when I strung the bow with the old string that was already adjusted for brace height before the rework. I suspect the slim handle was flexing a little and this one definitely doesn't.
Here are some pictures;
