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.
Hey Art , what he described is target panic to a
T!
I went thru this same EXACT scenario myself a few years ago and I too thought it was my release. It wasn't! I was putting too much focus or anticipation into pulling the trigger. Otherwise known as target panic.
With the Mongoose caliper type jaw it's not going to "stick"! If it did you'd simply back down your draw and take a good close look at your release and not do this..
The curved jaw of the release was "catching" the loop and not letting go when I pulled the trigger. When it would finally let go, the arrow would fly in an unknown direction
Before you send your release anywhere , hold it in your hand and pull the trigger 50 times. Watch the jaws , if they open 50 times you'd be sending a perfectly good release back to Scott!
I'm not real familiar with the Mongoose but I can tell you a couple of things I did with my release to solve the problem. I adjusted the trigger tension so if I farted it would go off. I also shortened the release so my trigger rested in the middle of my index finger. And finally , I started shooting each shot as though I was using my entire arm instead of pulling the trigger. When zeroed on target my finger would be rested on the trigger but my entire arm would be part of my shot sequence so that after my shot my trigger hand would still be going straight back.
Oh one other thing. If you pull the trigger 50 times and the release doesn't open 50 times.....it's junk!
But it does sound exactly like what I went thru!