fingers or release?

[Canuck2]

Re: fingers or release?

ALAN, I assume you're currently shopping and haven't commited to a particular bow yet?

Important : compound bows are set up to be very user-specific. This is because the distance from the relaxed position to full draw is exactly the same each time and also why you have your proper draw length determined. So unless your wife's draw length closely matches your own, there will be significant problems for her to accomplish good, consistent form and therefore reasonable shooting.

Don't forget, of course, that the poundage you wish to have the bow set at for yourself may not be appropriate for your wife and everything about the bow changes when you alter the draw weight. In fact, it's likely a single bow might not even be able to cover the 2 different draw weights.

(Side note : there is a tendency for draw lengths to be determined on the long side, even at some pro shops. When at full draw, the string should come back to the tip of your nose only while you anchor to an appropriate spot on your jaw bone or other like location. You should not be overextended such that your bow arm is too straight or you are leaning back.)

Have you contemplated traditional (longbow or recurve) archery equipment? There's a lot more latitude for multiple users of a single bow and they are very fun to shoot.

Here's a link with some good information; be sure also to click on their 'previous page' stuff:

http://www.huntersfriend.com/drawlength.htm

[ALAN]

Re: fingers or release?

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ALAN, I assume you're currently shopping and haven't commited to a particular bow yet?

Important : compound bows are set up to be very user-specific. This is because the distance from the relaxed position to full draw is exactly the same each time and also why you have your proper draw length determined. So unless your wife's draw length closely matches your own, there will be significant problems for her to accomplish good, consistent form and therefore reasonable shooting.

Don't forget, of course, that the poundage you wish to have the bow set at for yourself may not be appropriate for your wife and everything about the bow changes when you alter the draw weight. In fact, it's likely a single bow might not even be able to cover the 2 different draw weights.

(Side note : there is a tendency for draw lengths to be determined on the long side, even at some pro shops. When at full draw, the string should come back to the tip of your nose only while you anchor to an appropriate spot on your jaw bone or other like location. You should not be overextended such that your bow arm is too straight or you are leaning back.)

Have you contemplated traditional (longbow or recurve) archery equipment? There's a lot more latitude for multiple users of a single bow and they are very fun to shoot.

Here's a link with some good information; be sure also to click on their 'previous page' stuff:

http://www.huntersfriend.com/drawlength.htm

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i went hunting with a guy this year hes selling his old pse to me cheap so that will atleast give me a start..hes buying a matthews switchback

[maytom]

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what do some of you guys shoot finger or release? is one better than the other? when you first started shooting bow which way did you go with?

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Like most of us, I started shooting with fingers many years ago. Back then, most bows had a longer ATA vs the much shorter ATA bows on the market today. So it's almost a must to shoot a release with todays shorter Axel to Axel bows, there would be some severe finger pinch trying to shoot with fingers due to the very acute angle of the string. A release will also give you the cleanest release VS fingers, hence you will have more accuracy. I prefer the Scott brand of releases, namely their Mongoose.

[Texan_Til_I_Die]

Re: fingers or release?

My hat's off to anyone who can shoot effectively with fingers. I tried and couldn't hit diddly that way. Definitely a release for me.

[Turkeygirl]

Re: fingers or release?

I shoot a Truball Cyclone release, got it this year to use on my new bow, and I love it! I think back when I first started shooting a bow, I used fingers for a little bit, but had a release when I started hunting.

[Tominator]

Re: fingers or release?

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what do some of you guys shoot finger or release? is one better than the other? when you first started shooting bow which way did you go with?

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Like most of us, I started shooting with fingers many years ago. Back then, most bows had a longer ATA vs the much shorter ATA bows on the market today. So it's almost a must to shoot a release with todays shorter Axel to Axel bows, there would be some severe finger pinch trying to shoot with fingers due to the very acute angle of the string. A release will also give you the cleanest release VS fingers, hence you will have more accuracy. I prefer the Scott brand of releases, namely their Mongoose.

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Ditto with maytom. Today's bows are so short it's almost a must to use a release. I've always shot a relax trigger namely the Winn Free and TruFire (thanks again Lou )

[Chrud]

Re: fingers or release?

I started with a release and still use a release. Carter Two Shot. It has a super heavy trigger with no travel. You can put your finger on the trigger and squeeze through it. All the other trigger releases I tried couldn't be set like that.