Mediterranean Grip

The Mediterranean grip is a classic technique in which the string is drawn with three fingers:

  • Index finger above the arrow
  • Middle and ring fingers below the arrow

The arrow rests between the index and middle fingers.

Features:

  • Widely used in recurve and traditional archery
  • Provides good control of the string
  • Even distribution of force

This technique is one of the oldest and most commonly used draw methods in archery.

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