those highly armored boots indicate, that Femzuku used Shoot style almost from the start
I'd like to think so. Cause, in my head, having your arm break the first few times would be enough for a girl Deku to say, "Okay, no longer using my arms. Let's try something else." After all, females in general tend to be all-rounders with things; they think of multiple things and possibilities instead of the one solution in front of them. Or, at least, that is for the girls I grew up with.
