Compound TP and release aids

[Anna K]

Following on from the compound TP without changing releases, I thought I'd add my 2p from having sorted this with changing releases, and sorted very quickly indeed. I feel I've just entered the final stage of putting this behind me now.

By the end of last August I was struggling really badly, I couldn't even put my sight on the gold without punching the trigger on my target 3+, but hadn't put a name on why this was. While at the Norfolk FITA* I borrowe, and then bought, a loesch BT release which made an immediate improvement. I suddenly started being able to aim on the gold and hold it there. My husband then bought an evolution, and as soon as I tried that I "borrowed" it. It was s much smoother than the loesch and I've been shooting with that since October with my shooting steadily improving. However I've always had in the back of my mind that I ought to be able to use a trigger release, and when I thought that I slight feeling of panic started to rise in me.

On Friday I tried the new carter sensation release (modelled on the evolution with a backwards trigger action). I immediately felt happy using it. I shot it exactly the same way that I've been shooting the evolution, with no panic, being able to aim on the gold and shooting god shots. I didn't believe this would happen. To make things even better, I shot it all day yesterday at the Taverham easter shoot, and was getting fantastic groups at all distances on the field course. On the target round I shot one end with my evolution as I thought I was getting punchy, and the group I got with that was no where near as good as with the sensation.

So after all that my solution to TP - back tension release (to get used to aiming without being able to release on instinct), and then the sensation (to be able to perform the same shot and use the same back tension learnt with the BT release with a trigger.

[niceguy]

Originally Posted by Anna K

Following on from the compound TP without changing releases, I thought I'd add my 2p from having sorted this with changing releases, and sorted very quickly indeed. I feel I've just entered the final stage of putting this behind me now.

By the end of last August I was struggling really badly, I couldn't even put my sight on the gold without punching the trigger on my target 3+, but hadn't put a name on why this was. While at the Norfolk FITA* I borrowe, and then bought, a loesch BT release which made an immediate improvement. I suddenly started being able to aim on the gold and hold it there. My husband then bought an evolution, and as soon as I tried that I "borrowed" it. It was s much smoother than the loesch and I've been shooting with that since October with my shooting steadily improving. However I've always had in the back of my mind that I ought to be able to use a trigger release, and when I thought that I slight feeling of panic started to rise in me.

On Friday I tried the new carter sensation release (modelled on the evolution with a backwards trigger action). I immediately felt happy using it. I shot it exactly the same way that I've been shooting the evolution, with no panic, being able to aim on the gold and shooting god shots. I didn't believe this would happen. To make things even better, I shot it all day yesterday at the Taverham easter shoot, and was getting fantastic groups at all distances on the field course. On the target round I shot one end with my evolution as I thought I was getting punchy, and the group I got with that was no where near as good as with the sensation.

So after all that my solution to TP - back tension release (to get used to aiming without being able to release on instinct), and then the sensation (to be able to perform the same shot and use the same back tension learnt with the BT release with a trigger.

This is very much the same as I found except I prefer the Loesch release instead of the Evolution. If you continue using this type of release for a while you will regain trigger control and find you will be able to shoot any release you choose, trigger or otherwise. If the panic returns just go back to an Evolution/Loesch release for a while.

[sky_high30]

I used to do all sorts wrong with a trigger release when I last shot compound. First thing I bought after my allegiance was a Loesch. Okay, so it's *chunky* - a rather good ex-edinburgh archer likened it to "holding on to a steam train". I made my first few tentative shots with a borrowed target 3 a week or so ago, blank boss at first to see what happened <Shabba! it goes off when I do what I do with the loesch!>, then at a 122cm target at 20yrds on Monday. Still not comfortable with the idea, but I think i'm at the point where I can start to take more shots with a trigger and not punch it.

Thankfully though loesch don't do a normal trigger release the geometry is identical to most carters that don't have a ring (I can't stand them) - so next on the shopping list is an Insatiable (4 finger) or target 4. If anyone has either that they'd be prepared to sell...