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Riser | DRAKE Alabaster - 20 or 24 inch
The DRAKE Alabaster riser is classically made of real wood, which determines the look with warm, light brown tones. The look is only interrupted by decorative strips of reddish-brown wood. Of course, it is not only the appearance that makes the Alabaster riser the ideal starting point for a beginner's bow, because with its ergonomic shapes and available lengths of 20 or 24 inches, it not only lies well and securely in the hand, but with the appropriate limbs, also allows bow lengths of 62 to 70 inches. Due to the use of wood as material for the riser, the riser is relatively light and has a weight of only 650g (20 inch) or 800g (24 inch). Equipped with a sight, stabiliser and button socket (5/16 x 24), this entry-level riser is also interesting for more ambitious shooters, as a sight, button and stabilisers can also be mounted without any problems.
Available as right- or left-hand model.
Technical data:
Length: 20 or 24 inches
Weight (20 inch): approx. 650g
Weight (24 inch): approx. 800g
Scope of delivery:
1 piece
Characteristics
| Hand: | Right HandLeft Hand |
| Riser Material: | Wood |
| Screw on or ILF Limbs: | Limbs to screw on |
| Riser Length: | 20 Inch24 Inch |
| Shipping weight: | 0,00 kg |
| Item weight: | 0,00 kg |
Right-handed or left-handed?
Determination of the draw hand
The draw hand is the hand that pulls the string. This means that a right-handed bow is held in the left hand and drawn with the right hand.
Determining your personal draw hand has far less to do with whether you are left-handed or right-handed than you might initially assume. It is much more about determining the dominant eye. The dominant eye is used for aiming. This then automatically results in the draw hand.
The term dominant eye refers to the eye whose visual information is superimposed on everything. If a shooter tried to aim with the other eye, he would have to close the dominant eye.
There are two ways of determining the dominant eye: On the one hand, it is the eye that is generally favoured, for example when looking through the viewfinder of a camera, through the peephole or similar situations. On the other hand, there is a small exercise that can be used to determine the dominant eye beyond doubt:
- The arms are stretched out and a triangle is formed with the thumbs and index fingers of both hands.
- A small target is aimed at through the triangle, for example a socket or a cupboard knob. Focus on this object.
- The hands are now slowly brought towards the face without taking the target object out of focus.
- The triangle of thumb and index fingers will involuntarily tend towards one side of the face and this is where the dominant eye is located.
If the dominance of the eye and hand do not match, the bow should still be selected according to eye dominance. The arms can be easily retrained for the new draw hand, but not the eye.
More information on choosing the right type of bow, the right draw weight and the right arrows can be found here: A brief introduction to archery