archery release

[Jackel]

my trusty old true fire patriot release aid has started to fail on me and have decided to treat myself with a new one.

i have saw most target archers use the 4 finger type and are wondering what the advantages are over the strap and buckle design.

i would mainly use it for target and elk hunting.

thanks

jake

[fightingquaker13]

my trusty old true fire patriot release aid has started to fail on me and have decided to treat myself with a new one.

i have saw most target archers use the 4 finger type and are wondering what the advantages are over the strap and buckle design.

i would mainly use it for target and elk hunting.

thanks

jake

Are you talking a mechanical release here? If so, I like a very simple velcro strap around the wrist with a button that locks up with an upward flick of the thumb and releases with a downward flick if you breathe on it hard, maybe a pound of pressure. I've used a few over the years . My last was a PSE. It cost me about $50.
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[Jackel]

i mean a one like this;



compared to the one i use now

[fightingquaker13]

The bottom one looks similar to my last one. I liked it because it was already attached to my arm and one less thing I had to worry about. I never liked tree stands. When I was bow hunting hogs in Tx., I would still hunt in very dense swamp land. Since they were legal year round, the game was to wait for a soft couple of  rainy days. Day one would keep the leaves from crunching, day two would mask your scent and make the pigs hunker down. I would stalk slowly through the thick stuff  and spot them in thier cover about mid day, and it seemed to work well. The release was a bit slower than my fingers, but it reduced torque and let me hold at full draw longer for a better aim.
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[MikeBjerum]

Find whatever feels good in your hand, but make sure that you get one that forces you to grip it.  I have had many ortho dr's tell me that they spend a lot of time fixing shoulders of archers that use releases that don't require you to grip.  In some people if you don't grip with your fingers and hands you don't prep your shoulder muscles for the heavy load, and you damage your shoulder.

It doesn't happen to everyone, but these surgeons feel that it is helping their retirement funds.

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[huntnelk]

I have always used the strap and buckle type and currently have a T.R.U. Ball Stinger, I use a string loop on my bow and really like the set up.  Never had any problems with the release and the best thing about it is you never have to worry about losing it since it is attached. It has an adjustable trigger which is very smooth.  Hope this helped.

[tfr270]

I think that the advantage would be you are pulling with your hand instead of your wrist, and hitting the release with your thumb rather than your trigger finger. It may be more stable. Have you tried them yet to see how they feel for you? Personally I gave up releases and shoot fingers with a glove now. I couldn't get over the fact that my hunt was dependent on me not losing or breaking my release, and I also didn't like this metal thingie swinging around off of my wrist while I was trying to nock an arrow.

[Jackel]

i have not tried the back tension release yet but will head on down to sportsman's center tomorrow and see which i prefer. i saw that most target archers use the back tension release and thought it must be in some way more accurate.

thanks

J