hutchies Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 If I can get it you can. I bought a Truball BT Gold Ultra III mid 3d season and played with it a few times. Never could get the hang of it. With all the bad weather I haven't got to hunt or shoot but I've been going to the indoor range a little. Finally last week I learned what I had been doing wrong the whole time and it is the usual rookie mistake..........too much tension on the first finger and the release set to go off too easy. I wasn't applying even pressure across the handle. Went home with this knowledge and telling myself that I was going to shoot this thing. Setup my target at 8 yards in the garage and moved the cam into position. It took me about 5 shots to get the cam pretty close to where I wanted it. Finally it happened........It went off by itself and scared the living crap out of me. After a few more shots I stopped flinching and started just focusing on target and pin. The last 10 arrows I shot were in the exact same holes. Finally got to go shoot indoor last night at Gander. First true game of 5 spot I have ever shot. We normally just throw the 5 spot target up for something to shoot at. Anyway it was a little ugly at first probably because I hadn't got to shoot it more than 8 yards but I finally settled in and was hitting 2 to 3 X's out of 5 and not shooting many 4's at all. Keep in mine here I was shooting a pins. No scope, no micro adjust. Long story short..........Even a cave man can do it......:D:D......with enough practice and a little coaching from some good friends. Once they told me to turn that cam down and pull with all my fingers it was like night and day difference. Now my other release feels too long..........:D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchies Posted December 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 And for those of you that are scared of it.......Don't be. It is a great learning tool. From the short time I've been shooting it I can tell you that it makes you concentrate more on the pin and target and not worry about anything else. Just hold that pin steady and pull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigalt78 Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 yeah man that's cool. but i had a guy teach me not to look at the pins though and concentrate more on the target and your eye will follow. Plus when you do this you dont concentrate on the shaking but its still going on because there's no possible way that you can hold a bow perfectly steady. i dunno man i like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchies Posted December 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Different things work for different people. What may work for you might not for me. Ever seen Tim Gillingham's form...........Against everything most people say. He leans back and his draw looks short. His anchor is like nothing I have ever seen..................but ask him how much he won this year.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 24, 2007 Report Share Posted December 24, 2007 i personally like BT releases with a safety so i can get to full draw and then click the safety off then execute my shot. im currently shooting a Carter Solution 2. but i like to train with a Zenith Pure BT release. each person is differant, you must find what works for you and then just practice your rear off. i also agree with Bigalt78, no one holds perfectly still, most guys where they mess up is expceting to hold perfectly still. the more they try to hold still by stiffening up, the worse the hold gets. allow your pin to slightly float and concentrate on the center. this goes for hunting as well as target shooting. Shoot Strong Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OklaBow712 Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 Death Traps! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kat Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 I can't stand back tension....it's not for me but I am glad it's helping ya out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultratec1 Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 The big thing In my personal opinion the biggest thing is concentration. Concentrating on that X or 12 ring or whatever it is that you are aiming at is the biggest contributing factor to hitting your spot. When you allow your pin to float and let the shot happen you will find that you will hit your objective a majority of the time. This is what makes using back tension (surprise release) so succesful. When you have to think about hammering a trigger on a release then you are not thinking/concentrating on that intended spot like you should be. When you train yourself to start executing your shot process and let the shot just happen that is when the chinchillan magic kicks in:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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