for many years i shot fingers,becouse i to believe the less complicated the better.but one year awhile back i found myself strugling to pull the string with my fingers. so i picked up a release aid and discoverd two things.#1 my groups tightend up conciderably,#2 i don't like release aids,i would rather use fingers.today i'm still using the release aid(i have no choice)and it works great but for hunting purposes i would much rather just use fingers.