I have grown up bowhunting using fingers only when shooting...Now I see everyone using TRIGGER RELEASES....What are the avantages of using trigger releases rather than using just fingers?.... 2nd ?....I have purchased a drop away arrow rest(nap apache) and i was told that this would be difficult using the drop away rest if I'm using fingers only. Any Input on this would be greatly appreciated thanks...
Fingers are less consistant than a trigger. If you use your fingers with any type of mechanical device there is more room for error. I just started shooting a compound bow in 2009 and had to get used to all of the new stuff but I really can not say that I would ever go back to just traditional. Just try using your fingers with the rest and see how it works out for you then try a release and see if you like it. good luck.
If you shoot fingers, you need to shoot a "finger" rest. And by that I mean a rest that has the "Berger Button" on the riser of the bow. If you watch a slow motion video of a finger shooter bow shot, you will see the arrow comes off flexing left and right. Thus needing the side pressure rest. If you shoot a release, the movement of the arrow is up and down, thus the spring action of a fall away rest. Just youtube "bow shot arrows in slo motion" and watch for yourself.. This is why you do not see a rest with a Berger Button on a bow shot by release..... And I always shot fingers until I shot a release... and MAN, what a difference. I felt that I had much more of a "Suprised Release" which is the defination of "Trigger Control".. My groups were tighter...
