Release Trigger Punching

[JKAPP01]

anyone else have this problem? i adapted it when i first started shooting a bigger bow, got my first one at 12 shot it great, then next year my dad bought me a new one with a little too many FPS and i was a late bloomer and i started punching the trigger.....now it's just a habit.doesn't really effect my shooting "that" much. i still shoot good enough to kill. any special cures, drinks, food, colognes, remedies that help?? im not sure of the exact name of the this particular release, but lee lakosky uses one and so does david blanton....anyone use that particular kind and does that help??? it's difficult for me to break that pattern, it is just "natural" to me........maybe i need to retrain my muscles and create a new muscle memory. any tips?

[Guest splitg2]

I use to have the same problem and was taught to do this. Stand about 8 yards from a hay bale or a big target. Pull back your bow and aim at the center of the target. Close your eyes and think about mechanics including your trigger punching problem, and slowly sqeeeeeeeeez the triger.

When ever i start punching my trigger i take about 20 shots this way. It helps ALOT Just make sure to do it in a safe area where no one will walk by

[ultratec1]

The type of release that David and Lee use are a thumb trigger style of release. The thing about them is you can punch them just as easy as an index release. Like it was already stated if you want to stop punching then try some blank bail. Stand 4-5yrds from a bale and close your eyes and just think about your shot, concentrate on SQUEEZING your release instead of hammering it. Another big, Big, BIG factor is to find a release with a trigger that has no travel in it. My best luck that I have had finding one like that is the Carter 2 shot.

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

[Chrud]

My personal experience is that light triggers (easy to set off) are much easier to "punch". That is one reason why I will never buy a release unless it has a really heavy trigger with no travel. The heavy trigger lets you squeeze through the trigger, rather than a light touch setting it off.

[jbeck]

It's a little late for this now, but practicing with a back tension release will alliminate punching.

http://www.bjc.psu.edu/Events/event.asp?event_code=092108&month=9&day=21&year=2008

This is the release I use in the off season to help me hold on the target until the release goes off.

The tip of blank shooting is a great tip, when your eyes are closed imagine the pin on the center of the spot. \

Another good helping thought is to be able to hold on the spot of a target and count to three before starting the release process.

[JKAPP01]

are you sure that is the right link?? hahaha........im pretty sure the one i shoot now is a true fire....i will have to look into getting some of that practice in before the season starts.......i shoot fine now and my bow seems to respond to it....and my arrows always enter straight, sometimes a little off, im just concearned when i get the chance to hunt elk or bigger game with my bow that, that little slip up is going to cause the difference between a harvested animal and a wounded one...

[MCH]

I've been a puncher ever since I started archery. Tried BT and didn't like it. Finally gave up and accepted the fact that I punch the trigger.

Even trigger punchers can be accurate though. I've won several local archery shoots. My last two scores on an ASA 30 target course shooting off center X's for 12's??

320 13X AND 324 15X.

[JKAPP01]

touche, one of the guys that helped me get my bow sighted in up to 50 yards back in south dakota, said even though you punch the trigger, i wouldnt do a thing to change it, because your bow is shooting better than most peoples.