Which do you prefer?

[toomanyknots]

I keep a good amount of small osage blocks around that I split/cut out from my scraps and unusable staves splits, or ends I cut off on staves, exc exc, as blanks for tip overlays and arrow rests. I like to use a wrap handle and some light glue to hold the arrow rest in place, or sometimes just a nug wrap handle only. I am a left handed archer (even though I'm a right handed everything else  ) so that way, if I wanna trade a bow or something I can just take the arrow rest off the right side and put it on the left side. Generally though, I just like the look of a "tricked out" arrow rest under a leather grip.  I personally prefer to shoot off my hand, and that's the only way I can hit anything 20 feet away or more. Probably just because I haven't practiced with a shelf. I will say shooting off your hand will make your fletching and fletching whipping a thousand times more careful.

[half eye]

I make and use NA "D" bows that are short....no grip wrap, off the hand, dont even use a string knocking point.....closest I get is a small incised line where I place the top of my hand. There's one on each side of my personal bows cause I will shoot them both ways (up and down)
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[ChrisP]

I prefer off the hand as well. As a bonus you get better at fletching your arrows too!