Clicker alternative's

[tmattson]

Let's hear some creative alternatives to the standard clickers, if you use one.

[Silent footed]

Piece of strong string, drop of super glue on bottom of arrowshaft, back of fieldpoint/broadhead, Terry green's secondary anchor mentioned somewhere on this site.

[Boone the Hunter]

If you haven’t seen the new RMS gear grip clicker it’s pretty sweet. I got one in the mail few days ago been shooting it since. Very simple which of course appeals to me and a lot of us I’m sure. As a bow hunter the string clicker always drove me nuts with all the parts and string ect.. but i shoot very good with one my actuary/lethality has probably doubled in the last year since i started using it. The grip clicker gives a nice little click as you pull through your release and your palm increases pressure on the grip. Really like it so far and don’t intend to go back to the string clicker. Before the clicker I shot with my feather touching my nose to trigger my shot I liked that too was pretty decent if you can get your rig setup right 👍🏻

[Flingblade]

The Handy Clicker from LifeCycle Gear is another option to look at.  They are a sponsor here. The nice thing about it is it goes with you not the bow so you can shoot any bow with it and still have the clicker.    I hadn't heard of the Grip Clicker from RMS but that looks interesting.  Boone - How does it work with different weight bows?  Seems like a heavier draw weight would cause it to go off early.  Also curious about the flick of the wrist to reset while at full draw?

[Boone the Hunter]

It just came out very recently so I imagine there’ll be more reviews and thoughts on it after a while. It comes in 3 sizes for different size hands and bow grips ect.. it comes with a temporary piece of mounting tape and a permanent one. The idea is you move it around your grip until you find the correct location then mount it permanently. Depending if you move up or down it clicks more or less easily. It’s designed for an open grip style if you have a firm closed hand on the grip it may not work. It was developed by Tom Clum of RMS, awesome guy very knowledgeable shooter if you don’t know of him. It’s recommended to call RMS gear to talk about what size to get if you order. They ask questions about your bow , grip, shooting style ect.. to set you up properly. I shoot a Morrison MTX 44@31 they recommended the large and as mentioned love it so far. I imagine every bow and weight will be a different and maybe some will work better than others. I imagine if the pressure of your bow is up at the top of your grip even with a heavy bow it wouldn’t click until your last moment of pull creates increased pressure lower in your grip.

[stevem]

Like Boone, I like the "feather to the nose" thing, but I found it difficult to get the feather to the nose.  Now I bend a paper clip and tape it to the shaft between the feathers and nock.  A leg of the paper clip juts out and back and touches my nose at full draw.  Might not be pretty but works well for me.  Reach full draw, aim, work back the draw just a tad more, clip touches nose, release. 

[Flingblade]

tmattson - I have also used a tab sear and some including Joel Turner use a grip sear.  For instructions on those you can look up Joel Turner's Ironmind Archery or there are old threads here with descriptions.  I have found through experimentation that I prefer gross motor skill movement to activate rather than fine motor skill.  Seems to work best for me in stressful shot situations.  For this reason I have always come back to the limb mounted clicker.
 
Boone - What about resetting if it goes off too early?  Are you able to reset without losing back tension or disturbing your sight picture? 

[BAK]

I shot league in MN 20 years ago with guys who used grip clickers they had invented for themselves.  They came to full draw, then held while they squeezed their bow hand index finger against the clicker.  When it "clicked" they released.  Both of these guys were at one time MN state indoor champions, and one is in the MN archery hall of fame.

One even came up with a plastic device he could hide in his mouth and bite down on until it "clicked", triggering his release for those occasions where clickers weren't "allowed".   

[tmattson]

Cool ideas, but I assume they do not help the release at precise draw length poundage. Guess maybe that is where the limb mounted clickers have an edge. What about a limb mounted one, and one of these others, and practice and adjust until they are synched, then remove the limb one. Just thinking. Going to go search for the glue and string thing mentioned, not sure I understand the concept of that.

[nineworlds9]

My brother Alex and Tom hold the patent for the RMSGear Solid Grip Trigger together. He and Tom spent thousands of hours shooting developing the device and have also extensively tested in the wild and on the 3D course. He goes by the handle FormerLifeShooter on here.  I advised him he probably should start a thread explaining the mechanics behind it so as to dispel any assumptions about what it is and what it isn't.  I can tell you right now that Tom and Alex wouldn't have moved forward with the patent if they weren't 100% confident in the potential benefit of the trigger.

[Boone the Hunter]

Flingblade, so far the occasional time it’s gone off before I wanted it to I’ve been able to pretty easily rotate my wrist up a fuzz and reset it then get back into my sight picture. I have mine set where I have to pull through a fair amount for it to go off so it’s not to sensitive. I draw and anchor, aim then pull through and it takes a decent motion the way I have it set but it does seem to be pretty consistent so far as far as going off at the same point. Overall I do see how the limb clicker will probably always be hard to beat as far as a perfect draw length check just because it’s literally attached to your string.

[Ben Maher]

My brother Alex and Tom hold the patent for the RMSGear Solid Grip Trigger together. He and Tom spent thousands of hours shooting developing the device and have also extensively tested in the wild and on the 3D course. He goes by the handle FormerLifeShooter on here.  I advised him he probably should start a thread explaining the mechanics behind it so as to dispel any assumptions about what it is and what it isn't.  I can tell you right now that Tom and Alex wouldn't have moved forward with the patent if they weren't 100% confident in the potential benefit of the trigger.

This 

I saw Tom and Alex with these last year .
Game changer for great shot control ...

And you couldn’t find two nicer , better blokes if you tried to deal with than those two .....

[the rifleman]

If you're going to use a clicker and your set up is not set up for olympic type riser mounted clickers triggered by arrow tip, the limb mounted clicker is hard to beat.  It triggers at an exact point relative to achieving exact expansion.  Nothing else comes close to insuring consistent draw length, anchor, and expansion.    There are other options, as noted as well as diy easily rigged gadgets like a micro electric button that cost pennies.  But, as i said, if im using a clicker, i want the feedback related to proper anchor, draw length, and expansion delivered by a properly set up limb mounted clicker.  Jmho.