Definatley squeeze the trigger in my opinion, if you punch the trigger to much youll find that you take your pin off your intended target, it might seem miniscule at 20 or 30 yards but if you back up to 50 to 60 yards and punch the trigger youll notice that your arrows are hitting all over the place, where as if you gently squeeze and then all of the sudden the bow goes off your arrows will start to find their mark at longer and longer distances