Over the past five or six years in my winter archery league, I have noticed more and more people shooting back tension. These people are also the ones who consistantly shoot 298-300's. I have seen some of the guys take off months of shooting league to get used to shooting back tension, and I have seen others pick it up and shoot good right away. Most of the guys also switch to a trigger release when hunting.

So what is the advantage of back tension? How exactly does it work? How many hunt with it? Did it dramatically improve your score/shooting? Does it cure minor target panic? What type/brand of release do you shoot and do you like it?

Thanks for the info.