I just figured I would add this (for $hit's and giggles). My father is a Martial Arts instructor, among other things, and "Old School" at that. He's been teaching since he was 19 and he's now 53. The one thing that everyone notices about him when they first meet him, before he even speaks, is his hands. He has abused them over the years, beating on things I wouldn't bother to hit with a hammer, and his hands reflect every strike. He calls them "conditioned" and "prepared", but to me they look more like a foot. He says the human body is like clay and if you show it how to be tough, it will be tough; you can mold it into a weapon if need be. I can't say this is what I would like to do with my fingers, but I can see his point. The English archers of yesteryear would shoot so many arrow each day, and for so many years, that archeologists can now identify their bodies by the contortion/curvature in their spine. Robin Hood(s) aren't born, they are made, and it takes that type of dedication and devotion to achieve that level of skill. If a little pain in my fingers is what it takes to get there, then so be it. It just seems to be the natural and traditional way to go. Besides, you can feel the string a little better and that gives you a little edge. Just some thoughts from some guy, who’s a little on the Extreme side anyways...
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