use of clicker

[hombre]

I have just fitted a clicker to my recurve bow. I have been told on release that the hand should still be moving back. How does this relate to the use of the clicker? Should one release on hearing the click and if not will this not negate the use of the clicker as regards consistency of draw length? I am rather confused about this and would welcome some advice.

[nfinite]

You may want to take a look at the following thread....

http://www.archery-interchange.com/f...ead.php?t=3661

If you cant find what your looking for, just ask

[Thunk]

Yes - basically, you keep drawing drawing, drawing until you reach your anchor point. The arrow should be only a fraction short of coming through the clicker at this point. When happy with your aim, you expand your shoulders,hear the clicker and release straight away. If you hold beyond the sound of the clicker you will almost certainly start to collapse, the string/arrow move forward again and the result is a weak shot.

At least, that's how I do it. (Shall I put my tin hat on now Sir?)

[buzz lite beer]

Initial set up is very important, Ideally you should be able to come to full draw with your eyes shut, hit your anchor (preferably with the string on the outside radius of your chin and definitely not down the side of your cheek) while comfortably at full draw, open your eyes the clicker needs to be adjusted so that it is actually on the tip of the pile (gone past the widest part and is now where it's sloping to a point) If you can get this point often enough set your clicker there, then it will be a case of shooting lots of arrows to familiarise yourself with shooting a clicker, as you hit your anchor get on aim fast, still pulling at this time but very slowly and steadily (lots yank through the clicker, so wrong) still on aim, clicker clicks and you release the shot, even then still pulling (follow through)

[reckless]

I have been shoooting with a clicker for a little while now and at first found it very frustraing to use, my scores took a major dip, now its a different story and i find the clicker a great piece of kitl..
as to how to use it this is the way i was taught by my coach..

take your stance, set your bow arm, and raise to target draw to your anchor point, by the time you come to your anchor point you should be just above or in the custard.
Now hears the hard bit...
as you are drawing to your anchor/transfer point. you should be watch ing the that the point of your arrow comes under the clicker to the last 1/16th of an inch.. in other words come right up onto the tip of the arrow, its very important that you watch this and do it every time consistantly, if you dont you will struggle and #### up the shot, you will find that you get thriugh to quick and also that you dont draw to the same point. practice will sort this out. anyway once you are on that last bit of the tip of the arrow sight your gold, just reach gently with you bow arm towards the target while maintaing the tension in your back, when you sence the click just relax the fingers of your draw hand but keep the back tension, arrows away, do it again, and again etc, couple of things to note...
when you come to anchor/transfer, you do not stop drawing with you bback muscles more you slow way way down. also when on the tip of the arrow the reach/push is a very small movement.
after time you will have it so that you really dont have to watch the clicker.
and you will be lashing them arrow in the custard.

[Cimbian]

Not sure about the logic of looking at an audible device to be honest.

I avoided a clicker for about a year and tried to get a regular anchor without one so I have learned to 'feel' when I am at anchor I then try to maintain aim whilst transferring to my back muscles and be ready to loose on the click.

As my coach said, "although the clicker is not a trigger, if everything is ready to go when the clicker sounds why stay up any longer?"

If I pull through too soon or fail to transfer properly and end-up struggling then I simply come-down and start the shot again (this is if I listen to my left-ear genie.. the right-ear one says "you're up here so just keep pulling")

Interestingly (to me anyhow), I have just moved my clicker out about 1.5mm and this has helped me with the transfer as I was struggling too often and I gladly sacrifice the draw length for a more comfortable, albeit slower, shot.

[Rik]

Originally Posted by Cimbian

Not sure about the logic of looking at an audible device to be honest.

It's called "setting up on the clicker". As advocated by a number of international level archers and coaches
The value of it, is that the clicker isn't just an audible device, it's a visible one as well. Looking at it can tell you if you have everything right before making the final part of the draw. Saves a lot of "when is this damn thing going to go?" type questions. It's just another way of minimising errors.