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Originally Posted by sweetpea hi guy's, can i have your input & knowledge. i have recently started to shoot compound after years on recurve. anyway i started using a release aid didn't feel comfortable so went back to fingers using a finger glove. i am shooting quite well, hitting golds  one of my club members [shoots recurve only] said i was doing it wrong. i place my three fingers under the arrow, feel comfortable and seem to be shooting reasonably well for a 'newbey', he states that i should have 2 fingers under and 1 above the arrow as i shouldn't shoot quote a hunter bow with 3 fingers under [i have a pse nova nothing special but suits me as a starter compound], i have a peep and scope sight, and shoot consistantly good arrows. what do you think? should i or shouldn't i. it feels very uncomfortable 2 under 1 above. answers on a postcard.
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Hi Sweetpea.
You are doing nothing wrong at all. The Bow you have will shoot well with three fingers under as it has a long axle to axle length, probably about 40". It may be a problem with a 36" axle bow.
I'm not sure what type of archery you intend to persue long term? Finger shooting whatever the finger configuration is popular in a field environment, but three fingers under will reduce the cast of the arrow for target work. You may struggle to reach the longer distance shots required. Three fingers under help you sight down the arrow, popular with bare bow archers with no sight at all.
Compound "Limited" is shot with fingers. I don't think a peep or scope is allowed on "compound Limited" Just a conventional sight. It's more like a recurve with wheels
What I'm trying to say is it depends on what type of archery you wish to do? Your choice will then dictate how you loose the arrow, and the configuration of the your bow.