SPLIT finger or all 3 below?

[JBL]

Thumb draw.  Haven't shot with fingers in years.  Switching to the ring cured my target panic and I have also shot better with the thumb than I ever did with fingers.

[Lee Slikkers]

Thumb draw...as in a Thumb Ring?

[Catnapper]

I shoot split two finger. I cut the ends of my index and middle fingers off on the oil rig and I think it actually improved my shooting LOL I think its because both fingers are the same length now and the string doesn't have much to slide  across before its gone.

[razorsharptokill]

I shoot 3 under now and seem to shoot better. It took a while to get used to. I tie a second nock above the arrow and it seems to help.

[SEMO_HUNTER]

Yep, you need one above and one below the arrow nock if you want to shoot all fingers under. Otherwise you'll have nothing but problems with arrow flight.

[gstoneberg]

I don't know Semo.  I've been shooting 3 under since 1992 and never once have I had a string nock under my arrow.  Never had an arrow flight problem I couldn't fix with regular tuning.  I did have problems at times with the nock moving up.  My bows over 50 lbs get 2 nocks above the arrow to help with that.  I don't doubt that having a nock above and below worked for you and it might work for me as well, but I haven't needed one below to this point.

George

[SEMO_HUNTER]

There's a slo mo video shooting 3 under that shows the nock of the arrow sliding down the string after release, that made a believer out of me and it worked so that's what I always use. If your getting decent arrow flight with 3 under, but not perfect......put a string nock under the arrow nock and see what happens. It may not work for everybody, but I think it may work for most.

Watch for yourself here >>>-----> http://picasaweb.google.com/mtravis58/AVIs#5440061855245109586

Another one >>>----> http://picasaweb.google.com/mtravis58/AVIs#5440061375576120818

[gstoneberg]

Cool video!  I keep my nocks pretty tight on the string, maybe that reduces the problem?  Back in my compound days I wish I'd seen that.  I think it explains some problems I had.

George

[SEMO_HUNTER]

Yeah I was pretty amazed when I saw the video myself. The age of modern technology does have it's advantages, way back when we just had to guess at what was happening but now we can see it with the advancement of slo mo cameras to slow things down for us.
When I first saw the video I was only using one string nock for shooting 2 fingers under and I did get better arrow flight than when I was using split, but after watching the video I went outside and stuck another nock on my string just below the arrow nock leaving about a 1/16th clearance under the nock so it wouldn't pinch and my groups tightened up immediately. Been using the same set up ever since.

[n2huntn]

Thanks Semo, cool videos.
Jeff

[BowJunkie]

I started out shooting split, one over / two under with a string nock, and haven't changed. It just feels right for me.
I do not see the arrow or the bow when I aim, I only see the target. I am accurate out to 40 yards.
If only I had a longer backyard with more critters in it