3 fingers

[Scattergun2570]

After 6 months of shooting traditional,,I still shoot better and more consistent with 3 fingers under. The thing that stops me from switching over totally is that it definitely makes more noise on the shot,,and there is handshock. Why is there more noise,and is there anything I can do about it?

[Scattergun2570]

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[legends1]

You may try raising your nock.As long as you still get good arrow flight.

[kawika b]

If you're trying to switch over to split then you'll need to retune for it. I prefer 3under myself.

[ChrisM]

A bow that is tillered for split finger that is shot 3 under will have its limbs out of time.  Meaning that the lower limb is pulled more than the top and the top will finish before the bottom.  If a bow is made for 3 under it will be smoooth quiet and shock free.

[snellville-dave]

The problem I'm having with 3 under is droping my bow arm some on release. Dave

[Gapmaster]

Play with your brace height, a few twists up or down should help. Reset the nock point.  

[Gil Verwey]

I tried everything to shoot 3 under and any bow I shot sounded like I was dry firing it.

I think the only way for me is to have a bow tillered for it. A lot of people say you can shoot a split tillered bow 3 under, but I never could.

I gave up and shoot split, since I have many bows tillered for it and I like those bows a lot.

Gil

[kawika b]

Originally posted by snellville-dave:
The problem I'm having with 3 under is droping my bow arm some on release. Dave

Switching to split will not help a dropping bow arm.

[Bowwild]

If your bow arm and drawing arm are properly active at full-draw the bow arm will move toward the target and then drop to the side a few inches during follow-through. (down and to the side).

It is a myth that the bow arm should stay "up and still" until the arrow hits the target.  To try to do that impedes proper follow-through and collasping of the shoulder occurs which translates to creeping.

Most of my bows were made for split finger but I shoot all of them 3-under. I've had a few made for 3-under and frankly, I can't tell any difference once I've tuned the bow to the arrows. My nock locator is usually 5/8" above horizontal.

[Kevin Dill]

I've shot split for decades, and changed to 3-under about 5 years ago. I've got bows tillered for 3-under, and bows tillered for split. Every single one of my bows is noisier with 3-under release, and quieter with split. String silencers mitigate the difference, so I'm unconcerned with the noise now. I get a much cleaner and slicker release with 3-under. My arrows clear the bow straighter and cleaner in flight. They hit harder and penetrate deeper vs my split-finger shots...side by side. I'm simply getting much better performance out of 3-under. I can't envision ever returning to split-finger, which now feels very clumsy/awkward to me.