Releasing the riser

**Tominator** · 12-05-2002, 02:58 PM

OUCH. it's hard to even imagine that. nope, never seen that.

when i was learning to shoot, i once held my bow hand out without gripping the riser and it fell off my hand as i released, but that's different than what you described.

**Mountaineer** · 12-05-2002, 03:47 PM

Owwww. I can only imagine..... [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]

I'd hate to see what would happen if you were to dry fire a 70 lb bow. Ouch!

**Pinwheel5** · 12-05-2002, 10:23 PM

I have never even heard of such but can imagine the pain.

I drop my riser every shot, my wrist strap catches it. I think its funny when people grip their bow and use a wrist strap. Why bother? It just gets in the way if your not using it.

**VtBowhunter** · 12-08-2002, 03:14 PM

We had a guy do that at one of the local pro-shops. There's a huge sign near the bows that reads "DO NOT DRY FIRE BOWS"...so this fool figures he'll let the riser go and he ends up with a crushed nose and numerous stitches in the forehead.