jjones,

I have to agree with pretty much every thing everyone else is saying, but the key to shooting well is the same with a gun and bow. You MUST remain consistant. Using a string release is a shortcut to doing this instead of using fingers. I use to shoot with fingers and got dime size groups at 30 yds. and then went to a release and started breaking arrows consitantly. Because of the consistantcy of the release. That is the releases biggest advantage. I also would like to add that a short bow doesnt mean that you have to use a release it just makes getting a clean release easier. Thank you for reading my thoughts.