ORIGINAL: GMMAT
Hey Matt......good a palace as any to ask this....
On my target bow....I wanna use a thumb release. There's really NO need for me to shoot a loop if my release has the rope, right?
Correct, however the release loop/string loop discussionand which is better is an age old debate. It's purely personal preference. A release loop can and will make different types of releases fire differently though with different amounts of pressure on the trigger to execute, and can also make hinge style back tension releases fire much smoother when "loaded" with tension at full draw.
I've used both and I prefer a loop just becausewith the current release types I'm using I can't tell a difference, and if you have an emergency string creeping issue that causes your peep to turn in a tournament you can at least try and chase the peep turn with the loop to compensate. I had this happen 2x years ago in our state indoor tournament and while it cost me a few points I still ended up in the top half of the pack because I was able to compensate with the loop between shots. For the record it was not a Gibblet string that did this to me either, but that's a different story..........[8D].