Been working on my shooting technique and trying to get the surprise release thing going. Well I finally figured it out and with my setup it definitely lives up to its name. Its actually scary for me to shoot my bow like this. It just wants to jump out of my hand and I have had a couple of lucky saves while doing this for the last week. I don't use a wrist sling I just never liked the feel and it makes it harder to grab your bow with bulky gloves on those cold mornings. I thought I was going to get over it after a day or two but I have been at it for about a week shooting everyday and it just keeps scaring me. My grouping actually may have improved with it a touch I just really don't like that feel and I haven't shot like this out of a stand yet which I'm sure adds a whole other dimension to it. My bow is older so I am sure it wants to jump a lot more than newer bows. But have any of you experienced this and what did you do about it?
Get a wrist sling. Practice the surprise release a lot and continue shooting this way. It's the best release technique. When the weather gets cold, and you are very familiar with your release, you won't have to use the sling in a hunting situation. I just let mine hang when hunting.
Oh man, I'm trying not to hijack threads since coming clean this morning. I was going to come on here and say some smartass comment. They might ask me to not come back if I keep coming on there to do that. I'll just say it might not be the best title choice.
Lightly touch your bow hand index finger (or middle finger) and thumb tips together around the grip. This will give you the perception of having control over the bow without actually inducing torque on the riser. Of course, the better option is to just get a wrist sling... that's why we all have them.
I started using a wrist sling a few years ago. When wearing gloves I loosen/increase the lenght of the sling to get my hand in easily.
As stated by Afflicted and Kodiakarcher I too slightly hold my index and thumb together and that gives you just enough control to shoot and hang on to the bow without the fear of dropping it or torqueing your shot/bow!
Release Just try the hha release-not a trigure fingure- just a straght bar. Can be set with an allen wrinch just like any other. Just pull it back with your fore finger behind the bar. When you are ready to release, just touch it off (depending on how tight you set the release) practice with it! They (to me) are better than trigure pull releases. P.s. I have never tride hand held pinky finger releases.
