| Murray,
Wise words; nobody needs another clicker debate. I'm no top archer either, so all this is just IMHO.
What I was trying to do was ensure that all the arguements were laid out; Snarkhunter had said (in good faith, I'm sure) definitively that it was a draw check. I disagree. Everyone can now decide for themselves.
For the records, I'm no slave to the advice of the likes of ASW1973, Marcus26, etc. either, but my experience has been that when I follow the advice of them and others like them, generally my shooting improves. Others may find otherwise.
As for evidence, I went through the 'what's a clicker for' debate myself and as part of that watched a LOT of you tube footage. In particular I was trying to see whether people looked at the clicker during the last part of the draw or not. My conclusion was that some do and some don't, but regardless, the top folks do seem to draw to within a couple of mm of the same spot each time - so I argue that those that don't look at the clicker must achieve this by 'form' alone (IMHO...).
I personally do have a quick glance at the clicker as I approach full draw (as per Total Archery). I also use it as a 'surprise' release (to the extent that I can now barely shoot without it). As a consequence, it also acts as a draw check, but that is purely incidental for me.
Anyway, in the spirit of the forum, I've said my piece and it's up to all of us to choose which info to use and which to discard. I'll use the clicker my way, everyone else can use theirs however they want (or not at all) and we'll all shoot happy.
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