Ed, Allison dated a guy several years back that had a bad accident on a motorcycle. Lost most of his middle finger from pip joint up, they fused it to his index finger(kind of giving him a real wide index finger at the base to the middle joint than as normal as could be the rest of the way up)He shot recurves pretty well but did not use a hook release, he shot with the tips of his fingers kind of at a 45 degree angle. He said the only thing was he had to stay around 50#s anything heavier he had trouble holding the string as it slipped free. I believe you may have met him at one of the bunny hunts 4 years ago. We kidded him and called him the claw. I know you pretty good my friend and you will figure it out, I have no doubt about your will and your spirit! Shawn