The tsuru (bowstring) is held at the bottom of the right thumb and hazu (nock of an arrow) is held in a Mongolian style by with an index finger (the western bow holds the string with the index to the ring finger in a Mediterranean style).
取り掛けは右手親指根辺りで弦を保持し、筈を人差し指根で抱え込むように保持する蒙古式を取る（洋弓は人差し指〜薬指で弦を保持する地中海式）。