Late again and releases

[Jaeger]

Well I've put off practicing with my longbow all summer for one reason or another and now it too late to get started with the season right around the corner.

 

So I took my old Hoyt Ram Hunter down to the local shop and he spent 2 hours yesterday putting a new serving and draw loop? (is that the right term for the loop that the release hooks into?) on it and sold me a trigger release.  We also put a new tru-glow sight on it.

 

Its a Winn archer free flight release.  I chose it because of the short barrel puts the hand and string closer to where it is when I shoot off the fingers, feels more natural.  It doen't have a swivel so it seems that I'll have to hold my hand just so.

 

The other releases he had had long barrels that made my pull my hand back too far past my mouth and felt unnatural.

 

I am and was a finger and/or tab shooter.  How safe are these trigger releases and are they hard to get used to/operate?

 

 

[growalot]

It took me a very long time to go to a trigger release...I still shot finger tab with my Hoyt compound for over 15 yrs...but the new bow would have been near impossible...I took me about a week to get semi comfortable and then a year of hunting to stop worrying about accidentally hitting the release. It's a mental thing to get use to ...I use a  Trueball swivel and love it...hefty price tag but on releases the saying" you get what you pay for" is true.

The feeling  safe thing is another mental hurdle because you can't feel the string...I still always I give a little tug before drawing to make sure the trigger is engaged. I draw to the ground and lift to the target. I lost a couple of arrows when I first practiced due to accidentally hitting the trigger...That never quite left me...good thing I have a very large property...no clue where those arrows disappeared to.

Edited September 19, 2015 by growalot

[Hock3y24]

I always keep my finger behind the trigger while drawing. Another hint of advice. Never draw your bow with a release and no arrow on it. Releases can fail Causing dry fires.

[nyslowhand]

I use a Winn and the only complaint I have is it is pretty cumbersome to do anything with that hand while wearing the release. Some slight mechanical advantage to using a glove-type release. Isn't your's adjustable on the trigger pull force? Definitely different feeling that most other types of releases. Requires some getting use to practice!!

[greensider]

never to late i rarly shoot my stick but i know it only takes a couple of days to get back on with it