Gents,
I was at the club range yesterday and found that when shooting, my release was 10x cleaner and more accurate without my glove... bare fingers. I have shot like this before to test bows, and tend to prefer it... it hurts a little after several shots, and the release clearly begins to fall apart as the pain sets in, but I am curious if anyone out there shoots this way all the time... me, I think I may switch over, especially for hunting, cause one well placed sharp arrow should be all it takes, right?
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I've shot bare fingered for 20 years. I cheat a little, though, I triple serve my string where I grip it. I use 2 nocking points (nock between) and triple serve (ie serve to and back) a couple inches above and maybe 4 inches below the nocking points.
I HATE stuff....gloves and tabs are stuff. Just one more thing to not have to worry about. Also you don't have to worry about clean releases anymore. Its win/win.
BTW, for the guys that will tell you you'll ruin your fingers, I've shot up to 75lb bows for prolonged periods this way, you'll build up a callous on your fingers, but I don't see lasting effects.
Ryan
i prefer using a thin leather tab as it allows good finger/string protection while affording a very close and intimate feel to the string during release.
also, there's just more 'freedom' for my bowstring fingers - encasing 'em in a glove is just too restricting, for me.
been using a tab since the 50's and see no reason to change.
Thanks Ryan!
There is a risk. You have nerves in your fingers, and some people have damaged them even when using a glove or tab--and obviously some can shoot bare-fingers without any ill effects.
I shot with a glove for years, but found I get a much better release with a tab. I also found that I could greatly improve my release by working on it (duh). It's better to fix the problem than try to mask it.
Chad
dido Just what wat Rob said.