I shoot both, and I have seen many that shoot a pure back tension release have their shot sequence go to hell when they figure out they can make it happen. My girlfried did it last year. I had to go back and have her start blind bale shooting again to get it fixed.

Not everyone that uses a back tension release executes it properly, you have even stated this before Gibblet, at least I'm pretty sure it was you. You can, and many do cheat a back tension release. And it's even easier to cheat a triggered release shot with back tension like a thumb or pinky release.

I also have a pinky release. Worked great for a little while then I started having trouble with it. If I shoot with a back tension release it has to be a pure back tension release. I got my girlfriend one with a safety, I sort of like it.

You are correct though, I do most of my shooting with a triggered release (Fletch hunter 3-D) and I do not shoot it with back tension, I trigger it. It is part of my shot sequence though and I don't even know I do it. It just goes off.

I still stand by what I said, if you are going to use a back tension release for hunting you better be real good with it. I would not advise it to most of the hunters I know, they just don't shoot enough.

That is my opinion anyway.

Paul