Newbie with newbie question

[Able]

Getting a callus on underside of index finger, should top finger be touching knock on split finger? Any help would be appreciated, seems like one less part of body touching arrow would make sense

[moebow]

Welcome aboard Able.

Your index might VERY LIGHTLY touch the nock at full draw but certainly not hard enough to cause a callus.

Arne

[Able]

Thank you very much for the help.

[Terry Green]

Yes...it should be touching the nock before you even draw.  You need to be touching with your middle finger that's under also.  You need to be in control of the arrow....if now, sooner than later you are going to dry fire the bow.

Are you using finger protection?

[Arkansas Osage]

If your using one of those brass rings pinched onto the string serving it may be giving you the callous. I prefer to tie my nock locator on with artificial sinew.

[reddogge]

Not there but I've always had one on the bottom of my ring finger. Not real big but it's there and has been since I began as a boy.

[Able]

Thank you all so much, I appreciate the help. Already helped when I was shooting today

[will_hunt]

I have had a bad spot on the edge of the nail bed of index finger for 23 years. It is discolored and hard as a rock. I consider it a trophy of sorts. I can be sitting in church or some other quite place and study the spot. I would love to know how many arrows I have shot in the 23 years it has taken to produce it.