- Relax your hand, slightly turn your wrist to the left, and let your fingers drop into place.
- The tip of the bent thumb touches the frog contact point.
- Fingers gently curve over the top of the violin bow stick.
- The middle finger is opposite from the thumb.
- Place your ring finger on the center of the frog. (If your bow has a dot, this is where your ring finger should be placed)
- Place your thumb on the frog contact point.
- Place your pinky on top of the top of the bow (fancy pinky!).
- Lay your first and middle finger over the top of the bow sideways.
- Keep your ring finger and middle finger together, imagine they're best friends that can never be seperated!