| lancecpl247, Back tension and punching the trigger may not be connected in your case. However, punching the trigger sounds like something you want to get rid of. Back tension sounds like something you want to improve.
If you have learnt how to punch the trigger, you need to start using the release aid in a very different way. If a new method is very similar to your current method, it is very difficult to make any real change as the tendency is to slip back. I found that when I had a light trigger, the best way to develop a new technique with it was to set the trigger very stiff so a gentle press didn't work any longer. I then had to press hard and by building the pressure gradually it would activate all of a sudden as a surprise. That is just about the opposite of a punched release. Being very different made it easier to learn the new technique. The keyword is Patience. Do not try to make the trigger go off; just add pressure gradually and be patient. It will go and you will be unable to anticipate it.
As for back tension, if the draw elbow is moving back round almost horizontally, and you keep pulling until after the release has activated, what you feel is what you should try to repeat. The bow arm has its part to play too. It has to resist a tendency to soften and move right(righthanded archer) at the point of release (or just before in some cases) The bow arm should not move right, slightly left is a more natural move in the follow through.  |