Fiery_Hand t1_ixzg8rl wrote
Reply to comment by Epic_Meow in TIL that many pro archers use surprise release mechanisms to prevent themselves from anticipating and reacting to the impending impact. by broogernavn
Nah, it's for all archery, you don't need release mechanism. What might surprise you here, it's basically the same rule as with shooting a gun. You don't pull the trigger, you jest press it gently until the shot surprises you.
99% of rules apply for both archery and gun shooting, like relaxed stance and muscles, focus on aiming sights, properly training muscle memory etc.
Source: soldier and a fan of archery, although just amateur.
Epic_Meow t1_ixzgrql wrote
sure but the mechanisms are a compound bow only thing
Fiery_Hand t1_ixzrn5a wrote
The principle stays. I'm using finger tab, you just gently let slide the bowstring until it cannot be stopped and arrow is released.
hellflame t1_ixzxv2w wrote
Must be a pain to tune your clicker distance and tension release
Fiery_Hand t1_ixzy4tr wrote
I don't know what you mean, sorry, not native English user.
hellflame t1_ixzyhio wrote
Olympic style shooter use a clicker. To tell them the arrow is drawn at exactly the same distance every time. Having to match that in a way to align with the moment your finger tab slides of the string... Well I don't see it happening
Fiery_Hand t1_iy03rbm wrote
Ah, I see, right.
Anyway, forgot to add earlier I shot recurve, kind of changes everything I guess.
Horatio_ATM t1_iy10qew wrote
Clickers are only used for recurve.
hellflame t1_iy1caql wrote
He probably means barebow recurve
Horatio_ATM t1_iy10d9y wrote
That sounds really inconsistent. Your fingers will slow down the bowstring a slightly different amount for every shot and your draw distance will be different for every shot. I also suspect you'd be applying a small amount of leftward pressure to the string (if you're right handed).
CommanderShepard2219 t1_ixzp2ov wrote
Archery is more than compound bows. Traditional Archery exists and there is no mechanisms at all. Just wood and string. I don’t even use sights. It’s all instinctive.
Also a three gun shooter in addition to primitive marksman competitions and agree that the basic principles of marksmanship is fundamentally the same, minus the focus on sights and sight picture, but instinctive shooting makes one a better shooter with sights in my experience.
DrivinByBoredom t1_ixzw79u wrote
As my dad told me a thousand times " squeeze the trigger, don't pull it stupid!"
onceagainwithstyle t1_iy0ajtn wrote
The "let the trigger suprize you" thing is really more of a training tool.
If you ever have to take a shot now you're going to the wall and applying the correct preasure.
And once you know exactly how much force trips the trigger, you know damn well when the shot is going to break.
Letting it supprize you just gets you into the mindset of how to properly address the trigger.
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