Caution: Grab this upside down

A dummy launcher took a bite out of Cathy's hand on Sunday.  Yow.  The kickback of the launcher pushed the locking mechanism into the web of her hand and skinned and bruised her.  

It turns out that you don't hold the launcher like you would any other firearm.  Your lead hand is positioned upside down!  With your thumb pointed toward you.

According to the instructions:

Firmly grasp the launcher in one hand with the thumb latch oriented toward the shoulder of the holding arm. The heel of the holding hand should be facing the thumb latch and the fingers should be wrapped firmly around the grip. (The thumb will be closest to the Pull Knob.)

Bend the elbow slightly and position the launcher about waist high and one foot from your body. Aim at about 45 degrees from horizontal off to your side toward the target area. 

Did you get that?  You don't hold a shotgun, pistol, rifle, or tennis racket in this manner.  You grab it as you would grab a broom with your lead hand, and then point the broom toward the sky.  Design fail!

The little finger, not the thumb, should face the action.