Well, I went and bought one tonight. Bought the T.R.U. Ball BTGold and yes I bought the actual Gold one. I thought it was going to be a nightmare to use but, it was actually quite pleasant. It is adjusted pretty slow and tomorrow I will be adjusting it a little faster. I feel like it is really going to make a difference in my accuracy. What do you guys have and how much did it improve your accuracy?
umm I didn't do so well with that one. ask my nose!!! but I sure do love my chocolate and I also like my saturday night special from spot hog
I have been wanting to try one but I hate to put that kind of $$ into something I may not use...If it would help my accuracy though then it would be worth trying.... The one I had thought about trying was made by HTM...Jim Burnworth off Western Extreme has used one for years and just like the looks of it and how it works.....
I shot a hinge exclusively for several years when I was still competing. All it really does is help you to learn to properly shoot back tension. Without proper coaching though, it's not going to really help you......it's very easy to cheat a hinge and not shoot with true back tension. If you make the move to a hinge, I'd recommend learning how to shoot it on a release rope instead of on your bow. Most good archery coaches will tell you that you can't focus on building muscle memory properly if you are also focused on aiming. Once you have learned proper shot executioand it becomes muscle memory, I really don't think a hinge is an advantage over a thumb trigger. I actually moved back to a thumb trigger after a few years shooting the hinge because there is pretty much zero chance of a misfire on a let down with a thumb trigger, and if your shooting with a lot of discipline you should be letting down on a somewhat frequent basis.
I have a good 120 shots through it now and loving it. I sped it up today and I really like it being more sensitive. And I have practiced letting down with it some. It's not bad. I have been practicing Back Tension with my wrist strap for quite some time now. I believe I started studying the method around July of last year. My accuracy improved dramatically. I have wanted to try a hinge style since I started practicing it. I am glad I did so far. As far as being more accurate, I'm not sold that it is. Without some practice anyways. That's not the reason why I bought it though. I know it will force me to creat the muscle memory I have needed but, had a hard time developing using a wrist strap. I'll probably start looking into a good thumb release soon. I'm really liking the way a T handle so to speak release feel.
