I have shot off the string for over 20 years with various releases. I allways use an eliminator button and tied in nock and have never had a dryfire because the arrow fell off the string. I get very minimal wear on my servings while using caliper releases and accuracy and tuning is easy. I have owned and shot bows as short as 33 inches ATA with a 29.5 inch draw with no problems. Just recently I shot a friends bow a few times with his release and loop on the string and it felt like I was pulling more on the top limb than the bottom, very weird feeling. Kinda like putting your bow hand lower on the grip than you should[]