You are killing me.LOL
Ok Im alright now. Brings back some fun times.
5 years ago a buddy and myself are hunting on a wheat field. I have a tri pod and he has made a ground blind.
First day we see lots of deer but all does. At lunch he is taking a couple of shots and starts to adjust his release and looses a spring. After a short search and a few choise words he gets his backup and without trying it we go back to the field.
We had not been in our blinds more than a hr when the does start coming out. Then about 45 min. later a nice buck comes out but stayes about 60 yards from him but is slowly moving his direction.
Now I can see him start to draw his bow (80lb) when the deer gets about 40 yards out but then just at peak draw his arrow shoots off one way, his bow flies up and he flips out of the blind and is laying on the ground. I, being a conserned bud. am realy ticked he spooked all the deer. lol I watch to see if he is moving and where the deer went. After just a few min. and a couple of photo' s later (Im going to get somthing out of this) I go check on him, I mean the deer are gone so what the heck.
I know he is alive by the sounds that he is making and by almost being hit by a flying release that came from his direction.
He is still on the ground but there is blood all over his face. I have determined what has happened but have to ask, " Why did you spook all the deer" ! Well I cant tell you what he said and I am not sure it is possible to do anyway.
Bottom line is that at peak draw his release (that he had not used) failed and hit him right in the nose and knocked him out and out of the blind. More photos taken. More words and jestures when I ask if he hit the deer. LOL and no he did not even come close.

Test your equipment and use it MANY times before taking it out for the real thing. This includes all equipment and backups.

I still send him a card with one photo on his birthday which is 2 days before opening of bow season. Being a good friend I cant wast a good photo.
Rick