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dink
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 190
bare finger
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July 18, 2011, 11:36:00 AM »
lost my tab today so ive been shooting bare finger i was just wandering is your release as good bare finger than it is with a tab or glove i really cant tell
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FerretWYO
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Re: bare finger
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July 18, 2011, 12:17:00 PM »
OUCH!!! Your tougher than me.
I know a few people who shoot bare finger and I practice a little bit some times just in case I ever loose my tab. I can tell you I am not as accurate bare finger even though there are many people who are.
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scedvm
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Posts: 295
Re: bare finger
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July 18, 2011, 12:28:00 PM »
I lose accuracy when I try as well. I think after about 3 shots I start subconsciously flinching at release cause I start getting a little sore, not really sure. I decided to just throw an extra glove in my pack.
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dink
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 190
Re: bare finger
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July 18, 2011, 01:12:00 PM »
my fingers rae st uff when i first started shooting 20 pluss years ago i shot bare finger more hrs i remember one time i got blisters so bad it looked like i touch a burner on a stove so i can bare just wandering is it costing me a more clean release before i go back to it or shoulkd i spring for a new tab or glove
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rluttrell
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July 18, 2011, 01:35:00 PM »
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OUCH!!! Your tougher than me.
I was thinking the same thing.
I try a take a few shots at the end for that just in case I lose my tab. I find it that I have to not think about it. When I first tried I was worried about my fingers and was thinking about it... I was not very accurate. I have done it enough now that I don’t see any difference. I will also say I won’t give up my tab. I like the skin on my fingers just that way they are
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frank bullitt
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Re: bare finger
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July 18, 2011, 02:24:00 PM »
It's like going barefoot! Just have to get use to it.
I stared shooting without protection, in the late 80s. No, I don't have big hands and large callouses. Just determination and alot of arrows shot.
I will shoot with a tab time to time, and in the cold with a cotton or mechanix glove, for warmth.
Some folks, double serve their strings.
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Pope Co.
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 53
Re: bare finger
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July 18, 2011, 02:37:00 PM »
I've shot bare fingers since I decided to go traditional. It took a little while before my fingers lasted as long as arms. Still in cold weather my fingers won't last as long as the rest of me. This is my thought process. If it is not my bow or my arrows then it might be left on the shelf and there I would be sitting in the tree with bare fingers.
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dink
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July 18, 2011, 02:40:00 PM »
thanks every one i guess i will just stick to bare just thought i was maybe missing out on a better release
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Night Wing
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July 18, 2011, 04:55:00 PM »
I tried shooting bare fingers one time and that was one time too many. OUCH! Never again.
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reddogge
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Re: bare finger
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July 18, 2011, 05:01:00 PM »
I'd only attempt it if a nice buck was in front of me and I lost my glove.
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Glunt
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Re: bare finger
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July 18, 2011, 05:45:00 PM »
A buddy and I tried it years ago. It took a few weeks but you get some padding built up and its fine. But, lay off a couple weeks and they start to get soft again.
I practice it now and then just to be prepared for when I do forget a glove.
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Larry247
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Posts: 518
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July 18, 2011, 05:51:00 PM »
I only shoot bare fingered when i hunt, not when i practice.
To much shooting without a glove or tab, could possibly cause nerve damage in the tips of your fingers. Just a thought.
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dink
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Posts: 190
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July 18, 2011, 08:53:00 PM »
larry you know that probaly one reason i can is i have bad nerve damage acouple of bad broken fingeres when i was young thats probally why i shoot bare i feel more i was wandering if you practice with tab or glove does it change your grouping if you hunt bear
thanks for all the replies
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LoneWolf73
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July 18, 2011, 09:47:00 PM »
I have shot bare fingers for years now. One less thing to worry about. Calus delvelops and turns slick where you are not getting a clean release(in the beginning) usually the ring finger dragging at top. Sometimes think I should use a tab for cold weather. Somedays it feels like you just flung 3 fingers and an arrow into the target.
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Re: bare finger
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July 18, 2011, 09:56:00 PM »
I shoot without a tab or glove fairly regular.Well,unless I am going to be shooting alot.I dont notice any differance in arrow flight.
Bill
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