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If you guys were looking for a new compound bow? And wanted to use your fingers as a release? What bow whould you look at?

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Possible the Pro 40 that Bowtech has, you sure don' t want a short axle to axle bow.

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A BT Pro- 40 or a Mathews Icon !

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If I were shooting fingers i wouldn' t even glance at a bow UNDER 40" ATA with my 30" draw length
Believe it or not my first choice would be......and I' m gonna take heat for this one!;)
The Hoyt Protec w/ LX Pro limbs.......46" + ATA length. Then either the Protec or the Ulratec w/ XT3000 limbs at 41" + ATA or the BowTech Pro40 " WHeely"
I' m personally not wild about real agressive single cams and fingers either.....

At my draw length I' d lean towards the over 40" Hoyts, but if I was under that at something like a 28" draw I would seriously consider the Pro40 Wheely as it draws very smoothly and doesn' t give up much speed.

I' m sure that the over 40" ATA Merlins such as the Max2000 would be fine finger shooting bows as well..........
There are still some very good options for the finger shooter if you look around, most manufacturers have at least one model that at least somewhat caters to the finger shooter.

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Reflex Caribou

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hoyt ultratec,protec, and reflex caribou are good finger bows.

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I am useing this one right now, getting 3" groups at 25 yds useing 2314' s practiceing at 64 #' s until hunting season.

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Pick up the new issue of Bow and Arrow Hunting. Got mine in the mail last night and there is an article on all the best new bows for fingers.

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Hoyt Protec, Bowtech Pro 40, or the Mathews Icon.

I think a long ATA length is important with a finger release.

I use to shoot with fingers years ago. Shot pretty well. Of course the bows had round wheels, weighed a ton, and were long.

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BowTech Pro 40 Wheely would be a good choice with the speed of many " hard" cam bows. Try as many as you can because the " feel" of the bow will be more important to you when shooting with your fingers. Before I went to the release about 22 years ago I shot with two fingers under and didn' t have a problem with finger pinch with 40 or so inch bows. Good luck.

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throwit,

when you go try out some bows, try out a Darton Maverick Express, or the Rampage Express. The c/p/s cams from Darton draw very smooth and both of these bows are right around 38" axle to axle. I think they would be a good choice for a finger shooter.

~DREW~

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Have you ever shot with fingers before? If not, you may be facing a world of frustration trying to learn how to finger shoot for the first time, on a compound bow.

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I' d bet the majority of guys like me that started shooting in the in the 80' s were probably starting with fingers and a compound. I' d say it is less common for someone to go from release to fingers. Let' s not discourage him.

If Arthur gets ahold of him he' ll have him shooting a coumpound with wheels and no sights with his fingers:D.

I too recommend looking at bows around 40" +, if you have a really long draw, maybe even longer ATA.

-Chief

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Naw, Chief. I' d let him keep the wheels. :D

Until the early 90' s, the vast majority of all archers shot fingers. A bunch of us didn' t even use sights. It' s not nearly as hard to do as a lot of people have been brainwashed into believing. You can get very good at it.

My bow is the Hoyt ProTec, LXPro limbs and Accuwheels. I would also like the Reflex Caribou and the Scepter and Cougar Elite, both from Martin. I like wheels or mild cams for fingers, but I' ve been very impressed by Hoyt' s Cam 1/2 system. I think it would work very well for a fingers bow. The lower the letoff, the easier it is to shoot with fingers. 50% is excellent but not very available these days. 65% is about as high as you should go. Much more than that, it' s too easy to torque the string and get bad arrow flight and rotten accuracy.

By the way, last 30 target 3D shoot I competed in that scored 10-8-5, I shot a 260 from the orange stakes, fingers/barebow. I' m good at it, but there are some guys that are absolutely unblelievable.

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That really is amazing Art. That score would put you in the running around where I shoot, against the open shooters even. We have some really challenging target settings though, as most probably do. They don' t give you a clean shot at the ten ring on a 3rd of the targets at these shoots. Most guys are doing great if they don' t miss a target.

But that is great shooting!

-Chief

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Well, I have to admit, I did miss a target. Probably the easiest shot on the range. Small feeding deer sitting right there at 20 yards and I flat missed, wide right. Don' t know if the arrow came off my rest or if I just lost concentration...:( But I' ve been known to miss with sights and release too.;)

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I used to shoot strictly fingers and if I still did the bow I' d buy today would be the Mathews Icon. Smooth!:)

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Don' t forget the Merlin Max 3000 long-limb, or Supernova. Both bows offer a wide range of cam, limb, and other options, and are some of the finest built bows made anywhere. The Supernova would be a finger-shooters' dream...

www.merlin-bows.co.uk Good shooting, Pinwheel 12