Learning a button

you can cheat any release, and i cheat a hinge all the time (not that i want to, but it is easily done). cheat a resistance release, only if you've got monstrous arms. it forces me to use my back. imo, a resistance release is much much harder to cheat than a hinge.

atjurhs said:

you can cheat any release, and i cheat a hinge all the time (not that i want to, but it is easily done). cheat a resistance release, only if you've got monstrous arms. it forces me to use my back. imo, a resistance release is much much harder to cheat than a hinge.

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Ok, thanks. I am trying to learn the button correct and back tension right. I will take my time with it on a sting practice before I go on a bow, I want my form execution correct.

You don't need to. There are ways to hold a button that require back tension to activate. Check out:

I went to a hinge about 20 years back and now it's really the only release I shoot well. When I sit in the woods with my bow (I can't really call it hunting because I let them all walk by...LOL.) I even have a hinge with me just in case I feel ambitious....

What bow is she shooting, I love the paint and I was surprised to not see a string stop.

OhWell said:

I went to a hinge about 20 years back and now it's really the only release I shoot well. When I sit in the woods with my bow (I can't really call it hunting because I let them all walk by...LOL.) I even have a hinge with me just in case I feel ambitious....

What bow is she shooting, I love the paint and I was surprised to not see a string stop.

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Lot of pro remove the string stop.


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Ray.L said:

You don't need to. There are ways to hold a button that require back tension to activate. Check out:

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She's a great shooter and for her that works. It is also possible to pull with all your might using "back tension" and a thumb release and not have it fire.

I use a thumb button mainly but do go to a hinge from time to time. What I use the hinge for most is when I can tell I am starting to get punchy with the thumb or my shots are executing way faster than I want. The hinge will force you to aim longer the way I have mine setup to get me back used to sitting on the spot longer. I will also use my hinge with a long pull to teach myself that it is ok to sit on the target longer than my brain wants me to. I personally feel that a hinge is a great release to add to your collection even if it's just for training purposes. If you take your time and don't get frustrated with it you should see improvements with it, a lot of people don't give it the time needed and just give up.

I’ve been shooting a hinge since I started a few years ago and I’m very comfortable with it. I’m also curious about if or how it may improve or add value to my shot. This is all great advice.

The added value of a hinge/back tension comes from the notion that your form should have constant tension from your bow hand and your pulling hand, all the way through the follow through. The hinge forces this tension which can be a training aid for those who prefer a button the majority of the time. The idea is to pull steadily and with the same pressure. This will help you hold steadier and make your form more resistant to minor input variances from shot to shot.

I believe this does work. I switched to a hinge to help with shot execution and never looked back.

Our national coach advises the following progression: 4-finger button to a 3-finger button to a hinge.

I jumped straight to a 3-finger button since I don't have any tension in my pinky and it just feels wrong to do so. almost 4 months into shooting I jump around between a hinge and button. I typically use the hinge to warm up, and shoot the button the rest of the way; I may use the hinge now and then to straighten out kinks in my shooting throughout the session.

I recently just acquired an Abyss X Tension release, still not sure how I feel about it, but I'm liking it so far. I have it setup so that it's a thumb release that fires with the correct amount of resistance. Basically it fires like my regular button, but I need to be pulling with the correct tension to get it to fire. If I try to rush and shoot with less tension all I get is a really bad flinch.