Ok so I noticed I have a lot of pressure on the bottom finger. What is the recommended pressure for each or which one should have them most pressure? Next is how do I do that? Preload before draw? Thanks I’m new to this

The truth is it varies from one person to the next.

Experiment by trying to preload either the middle or index finger and see which works best for you. That's really all that makes any difference.

I like to relieve most of the pressure off of the bottom finger before release.

Pressure should be even, 3under or split. To much pressure on ring finger could mean your torquing the string which leads to tuning issues.

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It doesn't matter, as long as you're consistent.

Viper out.

What Frank said. When I switched to 3 under Jim Casto helped me with the transition...I pull with about even force with all 3 fingers but at full draw most the pressure is on my middle finger. That works for me, for some people it may be the index finger.

The ring finger can cause problems for some folks though.

Check you elbow height at full draw, that can sometimes cause your problem.

Bob

Like Viper says, consistency is key rather than any specific percentage of pressure per finger across all shooters. I like even pressure on my first and second fingers, with less on my ring finger.

I almost completely drop the ring finger at full draw. Pretty even between index and middle.

I second Bob's suggestion about checking your elbow height at full draw. If your elbow is dropped down rather than your forearm being level it would increase pressure on your ring finger. I suspect it would increase the chance of arrow tail slap off the shelf as well.

I think everyone has their own "feel". I kinda try and preload before drawing while setting my bow arm grip. Then when I get close to anchor, I have to consciously tell my self to relax my fingers so the string settles more naturally which then ends up being close to 60% middle, 30% pointer and 10% ring finger or that's just my best guesstimate. I get a much cleaner release when I do that. If I don't think about it, I tend to keep pretty even pressure across all 3 fingers and I can tell my release isn't as clean then. The struggle is real. lol

Now that I shoot low poundage bows I shoot 2 fingers under with pretty even pressure on the 2 fingers. When I shot 3 fingers under most of the pressure was on the first 2 fingers, but 2 under makes for a cleaner release for me. Split, 2 under, three under all work fine. Deep hook ,and pulling through the shot is equally important.

Just before I shoot, I lighten the pressure of the ring finger. And use just 2 fingers on lighter bows. It helps alot with accuracy

You might also try experimenting with finger placement angle on the string and how deep you hook. Some will say that's blasphemy and it's their way or the highway, but as Viper says, do it the same way every time and you can vary things. The bow I have now likes to be shot with my fingers slightly angled downward across the string. I've had others that I had to keep the back of my draw hand parallel to the string and the fingers at right (90 deg.) to it. Why, I have no idea, but I try differenet things until something works best.

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