bigpapascout,

first, thx for the welcome...

can i ask you what you are referring to as the archer's "paradox?" are you referring to the accuracy of not having the EXACT same release of the string everytime? like i mentioned earlier, i know a few guys who shoot with fingers and i can tell you, out to 40 yds, those fellas are just as accurate as i am with my mechanical release. granted, they have been shooting that way for years, but none-the-less, it can be done. i think for me, with my style of hunting (30-35% stand hunting/65-70% spot and stalk) i think that not having that "extra" piece of equipment to deal with is an advantage. does what i'm saying make sense? i realize going from a mechanical release to fingers seems counter-intuitive, (or as shadowace stated, a step backwards,) but i definately see advantages for switching.

arthur p,

i have been waiting to see you post on this. as always good post, full of info. just a few questions, just so i understand you correctly, in regards to pulling and releasing the string, do you pull the string to the wall, set your pin on your target, then using back tension, pull your arm back while at the same time relaxing the muscles in your fingers so the string will "escape" (as you put it?) did i understand you correctly? (i'm just wanting to make sure.)

now a second question...and i don't want to open a can of worms with this (as i have witnessed this can being opened so many times on this board before...) as for the rest you mentioned, the NAP flipper, what are your comments or thoughts on using a wb to shoot fingers? i ask the question for two reasons...one, the few guys i know that shoot fingers have always used the nap rest in question, but with the emergence of the full containment style rests, namely the wb, they have all (and i mean all) have switched to the wb. now, remember, we all hunt spot and stalk through the water. so, full containment is a great advantage in that regard. secondly, in talking to them, they have nothing but great things to say about them and they have good accuracy with them. so, i really don't see a reason why i shouldn't use the wb, (unless you can give me one .) i will say that i also currently use the wb, and shooting with a mech release its wonderful, imo. it IS two different worlds (finger vs. mech release) i know. but those guys sure like it.


any finger shooters out there using the wb? what pros/cons over a flipper style rest?