Useing a release

[huntsmanlance]

If it isnt ok to talk about on here i understand! But i have started to use one because i am just sick and tired of trying to overcome Target Panic.....i have been fighting it for years and this thing allows me to get back out there and really enjoy shooting again.

I got a used Winn Free Flight for $25 off that auction site because i didnt want to spend allot of money until i knew it would work. But sheesh these things are noisy!

Is there a way to quiet the noise down? Are the more exspensive ones any better?

Thanks!

Lance

[Jake Diebolt]

I shoot with a lot of people who use releases. I always hear the distinct click sound, even from several yards away, when they release. Some of them use more expensive ones, too, so I don't think that spending more money is the route to go.

[Jake Diebolt]

By the way, I've been there with TP. Anything you need to do to keep shooting is fair game, in my opinion.

[postman]

Try a rope loop release from Scott, know a shooter who uses one and it is quiet.

[Sirius Black]

I'm also a compound guy, so I use release aids. Those models with the double jaws that open and close upon squeezing the trigger, are quieter than the hook-up ones. Not sure which type yours is. With compound bows, the common belief is that the faster arrow speed makes up for a little noise here or there.

[gobbler716]

Which release will utilize back tension better?

[TSP]

Hey there Lance.  I've known a few guys that have tried compound releases with recurves (not sure about longbows) but the noise seems to be inherent.  Have you tried some of the old-style artificial releases like a Bowlock?  It's basically a solid piece of wood or plastic that is held with your fingers and has an edge that contacts the string.  Relaxing the draw hand allows the string to slip off the edge...pretty simple.  Not sure if anyone carries them now but they do work and are quieter than metallic modern releases.

I'm guessing you've already looked at some of the video tips hereabouts on getting a good release (improving back tension, push/pull,  etc.)?  Moeboe's posts/vids, as well as Terry Green's, offer some good visual info that you might be able to apply for your own situation.  There are some good DVDs out there as well.  

You've been coming here for a long time and I've liked your posts.  If there's anything folks can do to help then I'm sure they/we will.  Most of us have had TP at some point...some minor/temporary and others chronic and critically.  Only one thing is certain about it.  It IS beatable... with persistence and maybe a little thoughtful mentoring.  

Don't give up, you CAN do it!

[jerseyboy]

Whatever keeps you shooting...but yhe release aid is the single biggest contributer to target panic with compounds. It has been my friend and worst enemy at many a match so good luck with that. Its the target and pressure of a match that make you punchy.

[moththerlode]

Ditto on what Jersyboy said. The only reason it is working is because of the change of the thought process, once it becomes second nature the TP will raise it's head once again, could be wrong but probably worse as you can command the release faster.
For me there was only one cure for target panic and that is a surprise release through back tension.
That is why so many shoot a triggerless back tension release in the other world and how I beat it a long time ago.
It forces you to hold ( even if it is only a second) and not shoot on real time command , you can accomplish this also shooting fingers.
It just simply reprograms the brain that it doesn't have absolute control of executing the shot. Somthing it doesn't want to give up at first.

[longrifle346]

I've seen releases made from a simple continuous strap of leather that looped/cinched around the wrist, continued through the palm, and then wrapped about an inch of the tag end around the string. That tag end was then pinched by the thumb and index finger. Relaxing the thumb pressure "took" the string/released. I made one, it was quiet as a whisper but after shooting fingers it just felt funny and I didn't feel like I was getting to anchor. Worked very well though...
Note: DO NOT use it with the tag end out to the finger side! It'll pop ya in the mouth!! Severely!