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Finger Savers DON'T Suck - and archery analysis of different draw techniques and equipment

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• published: 01 Jan 2015
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Time breakdown below: After quite a bit of testing I have determined that Finger Savers by Pine Ridge do no have much of a negative impact on your bow. I noticed no distinct change in my arrow speed, and the change in penetration of virgin layered foam blocks where not significant. It does cause odd vibrations, and of course is considered kid-like, but these negatives are minor and and offset by the benefits it has in a survival situation. I go over this in the video, but mainly it comes down to having your bow always ready to shoot, even without a glove. And in the circumstance where you are practiced shooting with a glove, if there comes a time you don't have one the transition can throw you off. By always having the finger saver on you are always reading to shoot, plus you don't need to worry about the extra weight and space, no matter how small, of carrying a glove, not to mention needing to worry about having to put it on. I also compare different ways to draw from the quiver and how using a traditional archery gloves, compares with shooting with a bare hand and string, and using the finger savers, Overall, shooting with a glove is slower due to loss of dexterity, shooting with the finger save is a little faster but is slowed down due to needing to be more precise when nocking the arrow, and fastest is bare hands and string due to added dexterity and ability to be farther off the mark when nocking. 0:00 - Intro 2:15 - Arrow Speed Comparison Tests 4:19 - Arrow Speed Comparison Results 5:04 - Penetration Tests 8:07 - Penetration Test Results 9:14 - Drawing Techniques Intro 11:36 - Drawing Comparison Tests 18:51 - Drawing Comparison Results 21:03 - Slower nocking speed of Finger Saver 22:02 - Conclusions 23:51 - Clips on things I noticed while shooting with the finger saver that affected my opinion on it