cjgregory: I'm not sure of the termonology, when you say static realese, is that dynamic (pulling all the way through the shot) or a dead release?
When I say a dynamic release will not work for me, it is because, my mind always wanted me to release early, the more I would snap shoot, the earlier I would release, and on and on, a constant struggle to get to my anchor. So when I would try the never stop pulling method, ie using my tightening my shouler blades as my draw was nearing its conclusion, my mind was saying RELEASE...RELEASE...RELEASE, and thus I would get drug back into snap shooting or a premature release before hitting my anchor spot.
Once I went to a dead release, and how I came to do that is a whole different discussion (as you can see I tend to be long winded anyway!
) But I do use a few different tricks to help me hold at anchor for as long as I want to, I alter these tricks to keep my subconsious guessing if that makes sense and I have become very good at it, and love the fact that I am in control of my shot.
One last thought, McDave posted in the past few weeks on a thread about TP, anytime he posts anything I am reading and re-reading it, I don't know him, but he has alot of great ideas, anyway he talked a bit about a new method he has been trying, I don't want to put words in anyones mouth, but he called it something like the 'slide' method and said he tried it recently at a shoot where he tends to have more trouble then while just practicing. Anyway it goes something like this, he comes to full draw, then will let down a very tiny bit, not ever leaving his anchor, then back to full draw, and back and forth a few times until he looses the arrow, his mind not knowing when exactly that moment will take place, which again is a method that I would call, tricking my mind, anyway I have been playing with this also, putting it in my (bag of tricks) to again, trick my mind, and it works very well. I hope I did not mistate anything McDave meant, and if I did, I apologize in advance.
I know discussions like this have to drive guys that have a perfect release completly NUTS, because it throws all thoughts of perfect form and a text book release out the window, but hey, when deer season roles around and anyone who has had severe TP problems in the past is able to learn methods to over come the TP and send an arrow through an animals vitals, I say lets discuss Target Panic to death! DK.
Topic: Dynamic Vs Dead Release (Read 3242 times)
