In 20 years of shooting a hinge I have never gotten comfortable with the click.
Hinge questions
How many of you use a hinge with a click or do you prefer with out click
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No click, for over 15 yrs. Why change a good thing.
When switching to hinge do you think the click help the transition
I did and now I don’t, for no other reason than I tried no click one day and never bothered go back. Works for me.
As I understand it (and please correct me if I’m wrong), a click is just another frame of reference, along with the thumb peg. Some folks may like to know how things are going as they work through the rotation, relaxation, etc.
maybe it’d help with someone’s mental program to initiate the next step or whatever? This is probably glaringly obvious to most, as I’m very much a novice in all things archery.
As I understand it (and please correct me if I’m wrong), a click is just another frame of reference, along with the thumb peg. Some folks may like to know how things are going as they work through the rotation, relaxation, etc.
maybe it’d help with someone’s mental program to initiate the next step or whatever? This is probably glaringly obvious to most, as I’m very much a novice in all things archery.
The thumb stud is used as a safety so to say. The click is used for some in there process. Myself click free. I’ve used them and do not like them. If you start off with one fine. But going from no click to click it’s more of a distraction within my process.
ahh, yeah the safety part makes sense. Good point. I ran my hinge without a peg for a while after it kept hitting my thumb knuckle until I realized that some of my woes with execution were, among a multitude of other reasons, because I didn’t have a consistent starting point. Put it back on as a point of reference. Dumb beginner stuff hahaThe thumb stud is used as a safety so to say. The click is used for some in there process. Myself click free. I’ve used them and do not like them. If you start off with one fine. But going from no click to click it’s more of a distraction within my process.
It’s all time spent. Shoot with eyes closed feel the shot break and follow through with your process.ahh, yeah the safety part makes sense. Good point. I ran my hinge without a peg for a while after it kept hitting my thumb knuckle until I realized that some of my woes with execution were, among a multitude of other reasons, because I didn’t have a consistent starting point. Put it back on as a point of reference. Dumb beginner stuff haha
It’s all time spent. If that isn’t the truth! Wise, wise words.It’s all time spent. Shoot with eyes closed feel the shot break and follow through with your process.
When I first got into hinges with the TruFire Sear I ran no click because it made me freeze up. A couple thousand shots later the Sear died on me and I upgraded to the TruBall HBC and ran with the default click. Because I became more familiar with the hinge mechanism I was able to start using the click to my advantage effectively still to this day
I set my HBC so that the moment I settle into my anchor, my click goes off
I set my HBC so that the moment I settle into my anchor, my click goes off
What matters is how you use the click. If it clicks while you are aiming, it is just going to make you flinch. I used to use my click to tell me when I was anchored. Now that I no longer use back tension but finger rolling, the click is a mental decision point. If it clicks and I am not mentally prepared, I let down. If it clicks and I am prepared, I execute. I only started shooting a hinge about 2-1/2 months ago and it has really improved my scores. Especially at 50m.
Just like some of the responses here, I prefer to use the click as a safety indication as well as when anchoring. I like to have it click as I rest into my anchor, if it goes off before then, something is off and I should restart the process.
Yes, it lets you know where you are in the cycle. If it clicks before you get to full draw turn your hand into the release and let down. Clicks wig some people out others have no issue with them. The sudden noise and feedback from a click can make some people jumpy but others have zero issue with them. I have shot with and without a click and prefer the click.When switching to hinge do you think the click help the transition
I started to use a hinge about 2-3 months. Still use click it help me a lot and notice me if I do something wrong in my draw cycle. I set quite slow and week by week a bit faster. If I going to feel the consistency I will shoot without click but now I have to know where I am exactly
I use the click solely as a rotation indicator, I usually have my hinges very hot anyway but I will rotate my hinge while bringing the thing to my anchor position and it should click right before i come to anchor, just as somthing to tell me ive come to anchor the same way I should I never use it as a saftey (my safety is my pinkey wedge behind the hinge)
I use a click.
i use a clicker of a different sort. the TRUball Sweetspot has an actual safety built in that you have to physically disengage. for me i keep it on until i get to my anchor point and then take off the safety (it goes click) and execute the shot.
Bingo! I run my UV2 the exact same. The click is my "GO, NO GO" gauge.When I first got into hinges with the TruFire Sear I ran no click because it made me freeze up. A couple thousand shots later the Sear died on me and I upgraded to the TruBall HBC and ran with the default click. Because I became more familiar with the hinge mechanism I was able to start using the click to my advantage effectively still to this day
I set my HBC so that the moment I settle into my anchor, my click goes off
I run a click and love it, at first it takes some getting used to, but once you are comfortable a click is a great tool to make sure you have consistent shot timing. Also, it is a bit safer as you can hear it if you accidentally rotate the release while drawing the bow as you can hear it and draw down.
I personally don't shoot a click; some of it was due to how clicks were back when I was learning a hinge and the available release options, some if it is due to that I shoot a very heavy release compared to most.
That said, I do feel that a click can be a valuable tool if you set the click up correctly and have independent travel on the fire moon (basically, run a dual moon hinge). Depending on the school you subscribe to about shot process the click can be used as either an auditory reference that the shot it setup correctly or it can be used as an auditory reference for the start of your shot. Either way you'd want to be able to set the release speed independent of the click; I will say that for some shooters they have no trouble getting a standard click to work just fine due to hand/face structure and the overall release timing they need, but thats not something that works for everyone.
I recommend that the click is set so as you come to anchor and gain a sight picture the release clicks; anytime it clicks too early or too late the shot needs to be stopped and let down. More or less the click is just used as a go/no go gauge of the shot.
That said, I do feel that a click can be a valuable tool if you set the click up correctly and have independent travel on the fire moon (basically, run a dual moon hinge). Depending on the school you subscribe to about shot process the click can be used as either an auditory reference that the shot it setup correctly or it can be used as an auditory reference for the start of your shot. Either way you'd want to be able to set the release speed independent of the click; I will say that for some shooters they have no trouble getting a standard click to work just fine due to hand/face structure and the overall release timing they need, but thats not something that works for everyone.
I recommend that the click is set so as you come to anchor and gain a sight picture the release clicks; anytime it clicks too early or too late the shot needs to be stopped and let down. More or less the click is just used as a go/no go gauge of the shot.
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