In principle, they grip the bow with the left hand and wear a yugake on the right hand and draw a bow by putting the string on the base of the right hand thumb, at this moment the yugake protects the thumb from the string.
原則として弓は左手、弽（ユガケ）は右手に嵌め、弦は親指根に掛けて弓を引くが、その際弦から右手親指を保護する為に使う。