finger placement

[cutthroat]

just wondering where the majority of trad shooters place their fingers.
One over and two below or three below the arrow.I tried both but could not say which way I liked better.

[Glenn]

Cutthroat if you don't have a preferance what I would do is measure the amount of tiller you bow has when strung. What you do is string your bow and measure the distance from the fadeout of the riser or wedge inserst if it is a take down to the string. If the measurement is around 3mm or 1/8th of an inch less on the bottom then that bow was made for split fingers, one above and two below, if it's even tiller then it was made for three fingers below. But either way it doesen't make a big differance, but if you want to hunt with your recurve then I would suggest to use the split finger method, it is easier and quicker to get a string on the bow and a shot away...Glenn...

[perry]

I shoot with split fingers . Generally you will find that if an archer is shooting 3 under they have an upright stance shoot with a vertical bow and are gap shooting or using a referance system to aim as 3 under raises the arrow up close and under the eye . Split finger shooters in general term's find it easier to shoot instinctivly and find it faster to draw and shoot with split fingers but have to tilt there heads slightly to bring the arrow into alignment and shoot with a canted bow . Both methods and combinations of them can work ,boils down to what your most comfortable with . regards Perry

[Paul R]

Split fingers for me mate.
When I was a young fella I was taught by a hunter to shoot instinctively and it's the way I've always done it. When I was a kid I didn't know why I was taught that way, but the older I got the more I realised it was because of the reasons Glenn and Perry have already mentioned.
All of the bows I have owned have been tillered to shoot with split fingers.

[Poppy]

Mate I've been shooting with split fingers for a few years now. I'm not a great shot (average) but after seeing a hunting DVD with a bloke called Rick Welsh (champion 3Der or some thing) he shoots 3 under.
So I have given it a try. with some improvements.
I'm still under sided but If you don't try it you will never find out.
Give it a go and if you can put the first arrow where you want it to go then that's the way for you. (First arrow is the only arrow, the second is a lucky shot).
Cheers
Paul

[Ben Kleinig]

I've just started three-under this year...both methods (actually, there're more than just these two) work well, but take some adjusting to.

[Glenn]

Yes there are many different releases, they are as varied and diversified as the different cultures that used bows around the world...Glenn...

[NormGunston]

Yes there are many different releases,
While there are many who will urge you to avoid it (for good reason), when shooting very short ranges, 3 under and string walking can be very accurate by getting the nock (dangerously) close to your eye.

[Glenn]

Years ago there was an anchor point just under the eye, it was called the Apache style, it was banned from competition after some eye injuries, I haven't heard of string walking for many years now. When you start moving your drawing hand up and down the string you pull the bow out of tiller as yyou draw it. Custom bows are tillered to suit three fingers under or split fingers. Usually if a bow has a stiffer lower limb at the fade-outs of the riser than it is tillered for split fingers...Glenn...