I shoot both fingers and release, different bows of course. A release is the same today as 1 month from now, you pick it up and magicically your arrows fly the same as last month. Don' t try that with fingers, you have to practice regular and stay on it. Needless to say, I hunt with a release 90% of the time. I only hunt with fingers when I take out my longbow. The choice is yours, how much time will you really practice???