I was under the assumtion that "Archer's Paradox was cause by the pressure of the string on the rear of the arrow trying to overcome the arrow's inertia. This , as I understand it, is what makes the arrow bend. If the archer has a release problem, yes it could cause a bigger bend. I remember a bow that used a center hole in the riser and never had a problem with contact using fingers. That hole wasn't any bigger than the WB frame. You couldn't sight down the arrow though. It didn't stay in production very long! By the way, we have several members of our Club using the WB while shooting fingers out of compound bows. Dick