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i keep a Vibracheck, safe draw on one of my older bows in the winter months for shooting practice,i can shoot it anyplace in the house and do not have to worry about dry fires.
Can you adjust the pressure?OK check this out, I made my own air piston so I could practice my finger release. On the genesis bow I used an old arrow as the piston shaft on the big boy bow I used a .25 aluminum rod. the piston is just a piece of wooden dowel that fits rather loosely in the tube. I thought I had done a full thread on it but I can't find it.
If you want less pressure you could drill a hole in the end of the tube. My first attempt had pretty tight clearance on the piston so I had to drill a small hole in the end to get it work correctly. The first time I released it the air pressure was to great it took 2 or 3 seconds to get back the the normal brace height.Can you adjust the pressure?
Can you post how did you build that?If you want less pressure you could drill a hole in the end of the tube. My first attempt had pretty tight clearance on the piston so I had to drill a small hole in the end to get it work correctly. The first time I released it the air pressure was to great it took 2 or 3 seconds to get back the the normal brace height.
Most sporting goods stores sell these bands. You can even get them with a handle so its similar to a bow grip.Go to your local rehab facility and ask them if they will allow you to buy the excerize bands they use on patients. They are color coded for different strengths. I cut them to about 4' long then tied them in a knot so they form a loop. The length of the loop determine the draw weight and it can be changed when your strength increases. I then tied in a d-loop. You can draw and hold using your release, do multiple reps, etc. Extremely good excerize routine.
I think your making a huge mistake drawing your bow with no arrow in it. Wait until its in a pile at your feet - your going to wish you'd never done it.
Those are Vibrachecks. I don't believe that they are available any more. They are much like the unit that b0w bender built.I don't know where they got them, but Lancaster Archery Supply has a couple of Genesis bows in their showroom with similar devices on them. They are there for folks to try out releases before purchase.
But you have a basement and I don't :-(Those are Vibrachecks. I don't believe that they are available any more. They are much like the unit that b0w bender built.
I used to have one and hated it. It didn't give the feel of a regular shot because it threw off the balance of the bow. I couldn't get a vibracheck shot to translate to a regular shot. For me a blank bale in the basement works much better.