One thing that separates thumb shooters from other archers is the use of the archer's thumb ring. Thumb rings are designed to protect the thumb from the bowstring during a thumb draw, and are made of leather, stone, horn, wood, bone, antler, ivory, metal, ceramics, plastic or glass. It usually fits over the distal phalanx … Continue reading The Archer’s Thumb Ring
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Step-by-Step: The Thumb Draw
Many archers, at some point or another, have a go at shooting a horsebow. Getting into the spirit of the thing, they will often try shooting with a thumb release and as often as not they will find that they cannot draw anything like their normal draw weight and that their thumb ends up sore … Continue reading Step-by-Step: The Thumb Draw
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