I've shot with one... but I don't own one... if you do a lot of 3D shooting, they are golden, a lot of people hunt with them... but until you get used to them... they're pretty finicky... not to mention the Punch your self in the face feeling... So I bought a Thumb trigger.lol
I agree........... Great 3D release.. But, if I was hunting with one, I would hate to be at full draw, and hear something behind me.. Try to twist around and look while at full draw and have the bow go off cause I changed the tension of my back muscles........ Just a thought.. They are definately made for a purpose, but never really heard of anyone hunting with one. (Now, I know that there are probably some that do, I just aint never heard of any... Go ahead and let the bashing begin...LOL)...
If you watch "Life on the Road with Levi and Samantha Morgan", I believe they both hunt with pure back-tension releases.
I was just wondering how they work exactly. Is this a back tension release? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sps9ZnhGEWQ
The shooter in that video is using a "button" release. I hunt with a button (Stan Shoot-Off). A button and a true back tension "hook" are a little different. While a shooter can "dump", or, force a release with both a button or a hook, a button have an actual trigger mechanism. A shooter skilled with a button does not engage the trigger, commonly referred to as the "drum" or "barrel". Instead, the shooter will print the barrel when at full draw, then, continue to pull straight back until the release breaks. If a shooter utilizing a button style release wished to force a release, he/she would just need to push the barrel with their thumb, completely canceling out the purpose of such a release. With a hook, the process and release execution is the same, however, there is no barrel. The release breaks by pulling, which, pivots the release, causing the release mechanism to break. I like hunting with a button. I believe the release forces me to concentrate on shot placement, better.
