I guess I'm resigning from traditional archery

[Eric Krewson]

Watch the Wilheim brothers you tube videos, one of them shot from the waist as well with deadly accuracy.

[Pine]

I've seen them. There shooting is amazing.

[Pine]

Here's a picture of the release I'm getting.
They were very popular with competitive compound shooters in the early 1980s.
Found this one, new in the original package on the auction site.

[BRITTMAN]

I would also recommend dropping more weight . Get you a good but reasonable priced ILF riser with some 35-40 lb limbs . You can adjust the weight around 5 lbs if needed which will put a lot less pressure on your draw hand . Mike Treadway of Treadway bows told me he killed a Elk with 40 lbs .

[stevem]

Pine, your last post reminds me of a video of the Wilhelm brothers.  One of them anchored around his belly button, and would shot a cigarette out of his brothers mouth!  Sorry about your tendon problem.

[buddyb]

Pine, did you already purchase the release? If not I have one that you could have.

[Pine]

Yeah, I already ordered it.
But thank you for your generous offer.

[GCook]

Father time will beat us all.  There's no getting around it unless you die young. 
Only you know what accommodations you are willing to accept to stay in the game as long as you can. 
And what others think shouldn't enter into it.
Sounds like you've been pushing and struggling with it for a while.   Hate to see you let it go if there is a way to play on.

[Bowguy67]

If I’m not wrong that release is no good. There’s no real sear. It kinda cams over and causes punching. You can’t shoot it any other way. You touch it, it’ll start it’s break and you can’t get set. Not sure how I can describe it but I bet there’s better options.
Good luck to you, don’t give up

[Etter]

My buddy Jerry Russell shoots with a compound style wrist release.  Think he started doing that to deal with target panic but it obviously works. Hes a slaughterer

[MCNSC]

I’ve been thinking of trying one of the leather thumb tabs because of a problem with pain from drawing. Don’t know if that would work for your problem or not but you can look them up. Three rivers does sell one.
Hope you find something that works for you.

[Bob D]

Due to an injury 2.5 years ago I had to give up hunting weight bows. I can still shoot a 25# bow in 3D so at least I am still able to do something with traditional archery. You do what you have to; hopefully you will find a solution

dbd870 Kinda sums up my journey with archery. Only my issue was an odd form of arthritis & nerve damage in both shoulders. Had surgeries Pt etc... that was 14 years ago. I now shoot an inexpensive 25# recurve. But only on good days.
I may someday have to just go for walks with an unstrung bow if it comes to that.
Good luck with your experiment. Im rooting for you. —Bob D.

[Sam McMichael]

However this works out I wish you the best. I hope you don't have to give up archery.

[Friend]

I wish only the best outcome for you my friend.

[Wudstix]

Praying for you Dale.
 

[dbd870]

Glad you still can shoot one Bob D. Hopefully the day when we can’t shoot one at all is still a long way away

[Onehair]

I saw a 1 arm guy shoot with a mouth tab. Don't give up. You can find a method that works for you. I now am 65 and certainly understand how things change.

[Petrichor]

Check out the talon thumb tab. No shame in doing what you got to do to keep shooting.

[hawkeye n pa]

Wishing you the best on this Dale  Also great news your still trying!

[Wudstix]

I too met a wounded warrior who shot an 85# compound with one arm and a mouth tab.  Big boy!  Hunted with a ghillie suit.