Split shooters..

[DanielB89]

Do any of you ever get callouses from shooting?  If so, on which finger?

The reason I am asking is because I have been trying to train for the archery tournament season and I have developed a callous on the bottom of my ring finger. I was wondering if this is normal, or do I have a bad habit that needs to be fixed?

[Hermon]

I have always had one on that finger too, so seems normal to me.  Not saying that I don't have a form issue though.  Will be watching to say what others say.

[buckeyebowhunter]

I have one on the inside corner of my index finger. I'm not sure why i think the string rubs a little more there since i use a tab.

[goingoldskool]

I have one on my ring finger as well... I use my wife's emery board to sand it down when it gets built up and hard.

[Pine]

Thats how you know that you are shooting enough .  

[Knawbone]

Probably some will say it's from bad release,that is too much pressure on the ring finger. Iv' developed quite a build up of calloused skin on my ring finger.I have tried shooting with more pressure on my other two fingers, but it just doesn't work for me. Maybe this is more common than we think among us trad shooters. At any rate, It works for me and the calloused skin has been earned. I consider myself a fair shot even with my disability. If your shooting well.......callous on!!!   :D   PS Once your finger callouses more it won't bother you at all!

[DanielB89]

Originally posted by Knawbone:
Probably some will say it's from bad release,that is too much pressure on the ring finger. Iv' developed quite a build up of calloused skin on my ring finger.I have tried shooting with more pressure on my other two fingers, but it just doesn't work for me. Maybe this is more common than we think among us trad shooters. At any rate, It works for me and the calloused skin has been earned. I consider myself a fair shot even with my disability. If your shooting well.......callous on!!!    :D    PS Once your finger callouses more it won't bother you at all!

I feel like the more mine gets calloused, the worse it hurts.

[Stumpkiller]

Without seeing you shoot it's hard to tell.  Could be high elbow, could be a bow too short for you (string pinch), could be you're shooting a 90# bow with a thin glove.

Then again, I have them on both sides of my ring finger and the inside of my index finger.  Shooting a 56" bow drawn to 30" really brought them out.  And my ring finger has lots of scar tissue from being reattached just past the last joint.  That finger tip is numb and that messed up my shooting for some time.  Two years later I'm still working to get it all back.

[T.A.C.]

Mine are on the pad of my ring finger and next to my fingernail on my index finger.

[cyred4d]

I agree with stumpkiller in that it is hard to tell without seeing you shoot. For me when I had a callous on my ring finger it was because my elbow was too high. Now I have just a small one on my index finger,

Kevin

[Pete McMiller]

I don't get calluses anymore.  My fingers hurt for maybe 6 months after I got back into traditional 5 years ago but not now.  It's my feeling that if you have finger pain, calluses, etc. that there is something in your form that isn't right, your bow is causing finger pinch, and/or your finger protection is not adequate.  I do know that a high string elbow will cause a big problem with your ring finger, as will a cupped string hand, being overbowed, etc.

I shoot modified Wilson tabs and all my bows are 66" long and drawn to 28".

[DanielB89]

I'm not over bowed(as my bow is only #53).  I may have a high shoulder..

Here are a few videos of me shooting in an attempt to critique myself.

 

 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQMnQKI0zZk&list=UUqvt6ATIIVEfGr43Tmn84rA

If you have any tips, please let me know.

[moebow]

Daniel,

All your videos show up as "private" so can't help until you change settings.

Arne

[DanielB89]

Arne,

should be fixed now.

Are you also on tradgeeks?

[moebow]

Yep

Arne

[moebow]

Daniel,

I really can't  see anything from these videos that might be causing the callus.  Shooting split finger try to maintain 40% weight on the index finger, 50% on the middle finger and only about 10% on the ring finger. OR 3 under for that matter.

A callus on the BOTTOM of your ring finger often is letting the ring finger pick up too much weight with too much tension in the wrist ( or string/finger pinch but it doesn't appear you have that).  Relax the wrist and maintain the most weight on the index and middle finger and see if that helps.

Arne

[DanielB89]

Thanks Arne. I figured you were the same one. I am DanBinkley on there.

I will try that to distribute the weight better in my next practice sessions.

[greenfish13]

Frankly my shooting fingers have calluses all over them up to the first crease in my finger. I like to believe my glove prevents any pain from occuring.

[BWallace10327]

I used to have a really sever callus on the bottom of my ring finger as well.  An older and much more experienced/accurate traditional archer told me my hands were not inline.  When i made it a point to keep my string hand in line with my bow hand on every shot the callus went away and my shooting improved.

[Mr. fingers]

I just read an article about a sore ring finger ken beck of black widow says string torque . Not keeping the string hand verticle. In other words when you draw your hand back to your face the natural position for your hand is the back of your hand turned up. It's not natural to keep it verticle or the correct way.

Just something to check