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Originally Posted by greydog Sounds like you're anticipating the shot, but I'll wait and see what geoff has to say from your feedback  |
Yes - a bit of that (probably a lot!). Geoff has been a fantastic help on this - when I tried squeezing the release handle hard while aiming, I caught myself coming off the back stops just a little. Probably some instictive reaction from recurve shooting, where you pull through but relax the fingers to loose the string. The interesting thing was that to try this, I used my spare bow, which is a Hoyt Ultramag - it was handy at the time. This is the same basic specification as my Pro Elite (same limbs, same cams, draw weight and draw length), apart from the slightly longer axle length on the Pro.
I had no problems executing the shots with the Ultramag, although lack of back tension at the moment of release was probably a major weakness in my shot. However, when I tried the same experiment with the Pro Elite immediately after shooting the other bow, it was obvious there was something very odd about the let off and the valley. The valley was virtually non existent, and even a slight relaxation would allow the bow to snatch forward violently. Clearly my technique was being severely punished by the Pro Elite - the question was why?
I bought the Pro Elite second hand and had it re strung and re cabled. At the time it was noted that the lower draw length limit on the cams was 28" - probably just a little too long for me, as I was using a wrist release at the time. As part of the re cabling, some tricks were played with the cables to shorten the draw length slightly. This may possibly be the reason for the very short valley on the bow, or it may simply be the bow itself.
In the hands of an experienced shooter, it would never be a problem, but for a beginner it might not be the best bow to start on. The ironic thing is that having changed over to a tee-bar type release, I have set the cams to mid range and I could have got away with not shortening the draw length in this way.
So the question is, should I take the bow back to my local dealer and see if it is possible to do anything with the cables to make the valley a bit more defined and forgiving, or is such a tight valley a feature of this particular bow?