Abstract: An archery bow which facilitates accurate shooting of an arrow and a construction which facilitates an easy and comfortable manner for carrying the bow, includes a riser defining a forwardly opening recess and a rearwardly projecting handle. Within the recess is provided a swivel hand grip with which the archer may grasp to alleviate deflections in the arrow's flight caused by sligth movements of the archer's wrist during the shooting process. The riser also includes an elongated slot which is adapted to adjustably mount an overdraw adapter to thereby provide a greater versatility in shooting arrows having varying lengths.