Bullshirt! You pull the trigger and the release doesn't go off, it's NOT target panic, it's a screwed up release. If it wasn't target panic before though, shooting with a release you KNOW is malfunctioning is the quick path to getting there.

Have you cleaned and lubed the release? Like anything mechanical, it requires periodic maintenance. And it's susceptable to wear and breakage, so it eventually requires replacement.

Those are just facts, but you asked for opinion also, so --- releases suck! [:'(][8D]

I had my run with releases. Hate the blasted things. Just something about relinquishing control of the string to a mechanical device.... and then have that piece of crap BREAK!??! Nope. I've had more than enough of that. The third time the head of my release broke off and went flying downrange, I didn't even bother to look for it.

Besides, I like the feeling of control and security I have when my fingers are on the string. It makes me feel like "I" am part of the shot, not just an interested onlooker. So my 20 yard groups are a half inch bigger with my tab than they were with my release. Big freakin' deal! I'll still hit the sweet spot on a deer and, besides that, finger shooters have their own class for competition.

So, my opinion is to throw that piece of junk release in the trash and replace it with a tab and a flipper rest.