ORIGINAL: pjarrows
Paul,
(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.)
This statement you have made is very interesting I will say that ALL of the people that you have witnessed this happen to didn't fully have their BT shot down, BT shots are more about control, controlling your body, actions, aiming, and emotions. If they had total control than target panic wouldn't have been a factor. This is why in my mind BT is not for everyone, because to achieve these things it doesn't just happen it takes time and effort.
Paul
I completely agree with you, doesn't mean it that it doesn't happen though. I bet more people than not do not shoot a BT release properly or that well simply because they have had no decent instruction on how to do it. They just got one and winged it or had a buddy show them that may not have known for sure what he was doing either. Or they got one trying to cure target panic with a trigger release.
I know I use both and I am no where near good enough or confident enough to use a back tension release while hunting. But I can snap shoot with a trigger release like a mo fo and still be really accurate. When I hunt, I aim, draw and release. I just can't be that fluid with a BT release.
I'm not saying you CAN'T hunt with BT release, because I know people that do it. So it can obviously be done. I just wouldn't suggest it to the normal archer. I also know guys that do very well at vegas using the same trigger release I do. You don't HAVE to have a surprise release to shoot well, you just need good follow through.
My opinions anyway
Paul