The Throwing Finger Grip

ENGINEERING A DEFINED HAND POSITION

The Throwing Finger Grip was developed to make hand position a deliberate part of the throw. Its purpose-designed geometry gives the throwing hand a defined place to engage the shaft, bringing hand placement, balance, control, and release into the same design relationship.

The geometry and position of the grip create a repeatable physical reference. Each time the harpoon is picked up, the hand is directed to the position established by the design before the throw begins — an approach that considers the harpoon as an engineered throwing system, not simply as a shaft to be thrown or a grip surface to be treated.

Development focused on the point where the hand meets the shaft. Through prototype testing offshore, the grip’s form and placement were refined against balance, handling, and release until they worked as intended within the complete harpoon.

Offshore prototype testing ultimately resolved the grip as part of the harpoon’s balance and release rather than as a separate feature. The finished design gives the throwing hand an immediate physical reference, returning it to the intended position each time the harpoon is picked up and carrying that consistency into the throw.

A controlled throw begins with a defined hand position.