Any Evolution comments?

[pyroarch57]

What do you think of your Evolution taff?

[Kae]

Well, as a student Biologist, I believe that Darwin had the evolutionary basics pretty much sussed.

[ExiledTaff]

Originally Posted by pyroarch57

What do you think of your Evolution taff?

I'm another Just-Cuz user, and first impresions were that the finger positions where not as comfortable as the Just-Cuz, especially the position for my pinkie. The Just-Cuz has a slightly flatter end where I rest my pinkie finger, where as the Evolution is longer and I haven't really decided if its more comfortable in front or behind the release.

The good news is that this is the only 'gripe' I have with it. Havn't had a chance to shoot it at the club yet just been practicing in the garage, so cannot tell you what the results are like at the boss end, but at the archer end I'm well happy. I've got a Tru-Ball back tension which I use for practice and the odd indoor round and i found at times I used to jerk the shot or force it off by rotating my hand. Not with the Evolution, nice Smoooooth releases and great follow through.

Just hope Carter read this site and consider making one the same dimensions as the Just-Cuz.

[ExiledTaff]

Originally Posted by pyroarch57

What do you think of your Evolution taff?

Pyroarch57

Forgot to ask you one question.

On the brilliant pictures you posted on the other thread (saved me dismantling mine !! ) what was the reason for changing the two springs over ?

[geoffretired]

My Loesch works on the same principles as the evo. Some thoughts on its use. When coming over peak weight, into the valley, and settling into the references for me is a critical time. At some time in that part of the draw, the safety has to be taken off too.( compared to the simple draw of a recurve, that section breaks the flow) The break in flow, I feel, has to be managed rather than just tolerated.If the release is set too light, that section ,in the valley, becomes very hesitant. I try not to pull too soon or it goes before the aim is settled. if that makes sense.What I am finding, more and more, is that the tension on the release is better higher than lower. This is what I think happens. When the release is set to high tension, you can reach the valley, take off the safety, and settle into the references and even start the aim without having to worry at all about the release going off too soon. The valley can be got over with less of a dip in back tension and more of a continuous pull. Strangely, this means that when you are ready to go for the extra pull, it feels easier. With a light setting I tend to get to almost no pull at the settle stage, then have to guild up to about 15lb. With a stiffer setting, I can pull through and maintain about 15lb until I increase up to the breaking tension, of about 18lb. The small rise from 15 to 18 seems far less of an effort than going from almost nothing to 15.

[pyroarch57]

Originally Posted by ExiledTaff

Pyroarch57

Forgot to ask you one question.

On the brilliant pictures you posted on the other thread (saved me dismantling mine !! ) what was the reason for changing the two springs over ?

Hiya Taff,
I think you`ll find that after using it a short while you wont be giving your release hand much thought. I feel settled with mine already.

In answer to your question. The chap swopped his springs over because he found the main spring too heavy a pull for his poundage bow. The one on the safety is an 8-17lb which suited him perfectly.

[pyroarch57]

Originally Posted by geoffretired

My Loesch works on the same principles as the evo. Some thoughts on its use. When coming over peak weight, into the valley, and settling into the references for me is a critical time. At some time in that part of the draw, the safety has to be taken off too.( compared to the simple draw of a recurve, that section breaks the flow) The break in flow, I feel, has to be managed rather than just tolerated.If the release is set too light, that section ,in the valley, becomes very hesitant. I try not to pull too soon or it goes before the aim is settled. if that makes sense.What I am finding, more and more, is that the tension on the release is better higher than lower. This is what I think happens. When the release is set to high tension, you can reach the valley, take off the safety, and settle into the references and even start the aim without having to worry at all about the release going off too soon. The valley can be got over with less of a dip in back tension and more of a continuous pull. Strangely, this means that when you are ready to go for the extra pull, it feels easier. With a light setting I tend to get to almost no pull at the settle stage, then have to guild up to about 15lb. With a stiffer setting, I can pull through and maintain about 15lb until I increase up to the breaking tension, of about 18lb. The small rise from 15 to 18 seems far less of an effort than going from almost nothing to 15.

Exactly what i do Geoff! it doesn`t "break the flow"

Hey, is your wife missing her cutlery yet!?

[geoffretired]

We have a standing family joke, that a certain person's mother acquires our spoons.
I shall put ther knives down to "diversifying." Market forces and all that.

[ExiledTaff]

One useful tip with Evolution - Concentrate !!

I was practicing last night and must have switched into autopilot mode and thought I was shooting my Just Cuz. Forgot to hold the safety and ended up punching myself in the nose

[pyroarch57]

Been there done that