I have found out how bad TP is now...been battling it for 2yrs alteast. Haven't shot good enough for indoor but good enough for hunting. I have heard a thumb release might help? Any cheap ideas? I have been trying blind bailing. It is to the point it's almost taking the fun out of shooting. Like I can hold the pin on the target all day with my finger behind the trigger but as soon as my finger gets in front of the trigger its like my brain says GO! Causing shots to be VERY inconsitant. Help please. :twisted:
Hurting for TP help..
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I don't think a thumb release will work very good either. You will still punch the release. Try using a back tension release, they are harder to punch. Try not to think about your release, just focous on the target. I seen a person talk to Bernie Peltrite one time. Bernie asked him how does your release work. That was all it took and the person started shooting like crap. Is all he could think about was his release.
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their is entire programs for this which you can find online. But I will give you this little bit if info. A archer should never know when the bow is going to fire, If you pull a trigger or punch a button you are in control and know within a split second when it will fire so with that said try this.
Have a friend stand beside you and pull the trigger for you, you will see it helps a ton.
Now try this on your own, relax go to full draw hit your anchor, relax now release the gorilla grip you have on your release, place your finger on the trigger and open your hand. Apply about 2# of pressure to the trigger and hold it their. Now using your back muscles pull back just like its a back tension release until the bow fires.
I am a very boring person when I shoot, I do exactly the same thing everytime i shoot the bow.
I place my hand on the grip, draw the bow, anchor my left pointer finger knuckle under my ear, touch my nose to the string then look through the peep and align the peep with the sight ring. Then I relax check my bow hand on the grip, breath, relax and drop the pin on the target, let my finger apply pressure to the release and relax my grip, the strap is now holding my bow. When the pin settles I begin to tighten the back muscles and the bow will fire when it is ready.
I hope this helps!
Have a friend stand beside you and pull the trigger for you, you will see it helps a ton.
Now try this on your own, relax go to full draw hit your anchor, relax now release the gorilla grip you have on your release, place your finger on the trigger and open your hand. Apply about 2# of pressure to the trigger and hold it their. Now using your back muscles pull back just like its a back tension release until the bow fires.
I am a very boring person when I shoot, I do exactly the same thing everytime i shoot the bow.
I place my hand on the grip, draw the bow, anchor my left pointer finger knuckle under my ear, touch my nose to the string then look through the peep and align the peep with the sight ring. Then I relax check my bow hand on the grip, breath, relax and drop the pin on the target, let my finger apply pressure to the release and relax my grip, the strap is now holding my bow. When the pin settles I begin to tighten the back muscles and the bow will fire when it is ready.
I hope this helps!
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Geesh, I thought this was going to be a Cornholio thread
"I need TP for my bunghole" :sad:
"I need TP for my bunghole" :sad:
Bernie Pellerite's book is excellent and for the money might be a good place to start instead of investing a bunch of money in releases. You are headed in the right direction stating that you have a problem, but there is a cure. As I mentioned in another thread, I almost quit because of target panic (TP) years ago. There are lots of articles about TP (cause etc.), so you shouldn't have a problem finding information about the subject. I wouldn't buy any more releases until you get this thing fixed. I have Pellerite's book and I will loan it to you. Pm me (info) and I'll ship it to you. I really think you will benefit from reading it. In the meantime, blank bale shooting will not help unless you use the same techniques (back tension) that you would use while actually shooting at a target (spots, 3D, live animal). In other words, without the correct practice resulting in muscle memory for back tension, the transference from blank bales to targets will not occur. The key to back tension is: focus on the target and pull with your rhomboid muscles, think only of the target (aiming), pull and the release should occur by surprise. The human brain can consciously focus only on one thing at a time. If you are thinking about pulling the trigger, I promise that TP will not be far behind. Don't worry you can overcome this thing with the right information, practice, and a release that has no trigger movement.
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Glad I'm not the only one that saw the humor in that
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I had the TP real bad last year. I was even hitting the wall at the shop when I would release. After a lot of advice and practice I am almost through it. One of my big issues was the pulling through the release, not just pulling the trigger. I still have no idea what the hell it was that was wrong. All I know is my whole style and mentality of shooting changed, but it was all for the better.
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