Moment of Release

[Dartwick]

As other people are saying - dont try to release fast.

Get to your anchor and hold it till you are ready to shoot. In time the gap between anchor and release maybe come very short(or maybe it wont.) But consistent form and release are what matters most for accuracy so your best served by keeping a hold phase in your shooting process.

[JL]

I also hold for a few seconds. It allows me to really drill my focus on the exact spot I want to impact.

I tryed snap shooting and I too was all over the place. I think snap shooting is for advanced shooter who have built their form and shooting sequence thru thousands of shots.

It will take you a while to get your form down. Just remember to repeat the exact same shot sequence from shot to shot. Also, right at the time of release, think, Statue. You want to keep everything still/motionless as you can until the arrow impacts the target.

Welcome aboard!

JL

[mcgroundstalker]

First: Questions are good. If I had a PC and this site ten years ago it wouldn't have taken me many years to be happy with my shooting!

Second: You can read the books, watch the videos, ask questions and get answers BUT... You have to put what you will (learn) into practice!

Get together with some trad guys and gals that have been at it for a while and see how fast you pick it up....... It worked for me. Otherwise, being new to Trad, you can overload on information and get confused.

... mike ...

*** Mark, Check Your PMs ***

[dragon rider]

Trab,  For what it's worth (citing the Killdeer corollary here), I hold for about 2 seconds to make sure I actually have things where they belong.

On your other point, as a relative newby to trad stuff, and inveterately curious about much of it, I've found that most of the people on here are either really happy to help or Academy Award caliber actors.

Keep on askin'.  Very often you're not the only one who learns from the answers.

[Killdeer]

Mikey, it isn't nice to tell everybody here that he has pms.

   
Killdeer

[woodchucker]

More "focus" is good, Grasshopper.....  

(hold as long as you need to)

It will also help avoid a "premature release" which is BAD!!!!!   :mad:

[Trab]

Hey guys, I really appreciate all the responses....after reading them all real carefully, it sounds like the following would be a pretty accurate summary.......The most important thing at this early stage is to shoot the way I get the best results with......since that currently includes about a 2 second pause, I should stick with that....as time goes on It sounds like I most of you guys evolve into a quicker release...and I guess that will happen to me too.....so I will do just that.....continue my pause on anchor and wait       until I naturally develop a quicker release.....at the this point it seems that quicker release should start kickin in sometime around 2020.... javascript:void(0)

On my other point, judging by all your replies, I think my original read on the forum here at TradGang was very accurate.....THAT IS.......THE OVERWHELMING ATTITUDE HERE IS TO NOT HESITATE IN THE LEAST TO HELP EACH OTHER.....for that reaon I am pumped that I found the site.....and I tip my cap and applaud  each and every one of you guys                    

By the way, Mike,MC Groundstalker........good suggestion about hooking up with other Trabguys from the site in my area.....I plan on doing just that (Joe  from Highland and Chuck from Dutchess County) ....both these guys were nice enough to touch base with me and offer guidance....I plan on contacting both of you guys at some point.....By the way Mike, I don't see any PM's....maybe I checked it wrong and missed it....I'll check it again......

As always, MUCH APPRECIATION to all .....now I gotta go help the little lady with some grub shoppin.....TBC ...To be continued !!

Trab

[frassettor]

I hold for only about a second, but I am "locked on" to my spot even before I draw, otherwise I would hold for longer. There is NO right or wrong answer. You do what feels good to you and keep doing it that way everytime. The repetion will create the "muscle memory"....soon you won't even give it a second thought....you will just do it! Good luck to ya.

[Brian Krebs]

I enjoy watching Byron Ferguson shoot; and I have noticed that sometimes he releases the arrow almost instantly when he comes to full draw. Sometimes though - its seconds; and he seems to switch his attention from his anchor to the object he is shooting at. That results in his draw hand to go forward two or three inches before he releases.

 I hold back a couple seconds with my longbow. I do not snap shoot; as hey - when I am shooting at live animals - I feel the need to be sure of my shot. So I tend to hold a little longer than a snap shooter would-- not that it necessarily makes me a better shot for it !

[Terry Green]

What Charlie said...........

[jrchambers]

i think a trad archer should be able to hold or snap with acuracy being equal, that is my goal to be able to hit when i need to.  that being said when i started i had to confirm anchor and focus on target backtension and release for a couple to 5 seconds to hit the broad side of a barn. then the barn changed to the x and one day i found that i could snap just as well as hold.
sometimes.

[bayoulongbowman]

Trab, I start my practice with one arra , good form, pick spot , brain takes over as you anchor , for me about 1 mississppi 2 mississppi hold,  brain has my picture where I want my  arrow and  needs to go on tatget or kill zone...Release and follow through. For you  thats be about 3 new yorks...      

[Trab]

Well in NY we talk to damn fast....so maybe it should be 4 or 5 NY's.....what do you think cajun ??            Go LSU !!