Release Aids

Jerry Tee · #1 (**permalink**) 21-04-07, 10:40 PM

I have bought a Mathews Rival Pro off ebay and now comes the wait. I intended to use it as a back up for the Pro Eagle. But now I am thinking about setting up the my new purchase for a full blown trip into the dark side. I have a sight and a spigarelli drop away rest that I have acquired along the way. I have tried a thumb release before for an afternoon and could not get on with it. I am used to doing some thing with my fingers to let the arrow to go, so I was thinking of trying a wrist release aid. What differences are there between hand held and wrist release aids and what are the pro's and con's. Plus can you use a caliper release aid on a 'D' loop?

komtox · #2 (**permalink**) 22-04-07, 01:46 AM

The main difference is that most wrist releases have a "trigger" that you use with your index finger, hand held usually the thumb (but not all, there are variations).It all boils down to what you personally prefer & what is most comforable to use. Yes you can use a caliper on a "D" loop. Hope this helps in some way..

geoffretired · #3 (**permalink**) 22-04-07, 09:49 AM

The wrist type give a body posture similar to finger shooting as the hand tends to be under the jaw.Depending on which release, you will not need to reduce the draw length of the bow so much.
Thumb types tend to be shot with the hand higher on the side of the face and shorten your draw length. That plus the distance added by the release aid can require a bow adjustment of about an inch or so.
D-loops tend to close round the nock, so calliper types help keep the space as you set it.
If you get a release aid, I would advise you to set the trigger stiff so you have to add pressure to it to get the release. Light triggers can release at the instant you touch them, soon the punching begins; and TP CAN follow. This is less likely when you can rest on the trigger knowing it will take more pressure to set it off.
Enjoy!