Buddy of mine was trying to convince me that if I went from a swept back trigger to a forward trigger I could get almost another inch in my draw.

I personally can't see how where my index finger goes can change this as the head of the release and where the string attatches on the hook both remain the same.

Release in question is the truball beast I. I have it with a swept back trigger. Can't see where moving my finger front or back will change anything unless I adjust the head of it front or back. This will indeed change things.