finally got it
 

half way thru draw and release left loose .what a sucker punch .thinking that smarted.that gets your attention
ever happen to anybody else

RE: finally got it
 

Never happened to me, but that's what I fear. So I am care to always keep my finger behind the release trigger. That way I don't accidently hit it or have it release by itself. Especially when I'm drawing on a deer. Unfortunately that's about how my luck runs sometimes. I draw on a deer and something stupid happens.

RE: finally got it
 

Thanks for the warning - I've worried about this, so far it hasn't happened.

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Not for awhile but one of the guys that I shoot with had it happen to him at our last shoot. His string loop finally wore through and the release let loose. It wasn't pretty.

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I've never done that. But twice in a row at about 1/2 draw my string loop pulled through my release and I popped myself in the mouth. I love the taste of blood.[8D]

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I've had it happen more than a few times unfortunately. Never had a loop fail on me yet, but I have had releases malfunction a few times. Or mess around and get the trigger too light.

I have a Rolleraid release that is useless for me. It works ok for my Girfriend because she has a really light draw. However if I use it the string will eventually pinch and slip thru the rollers.

And I have my Jim Dandy fletcher loop release currently being sent back to the factory because it will not stay hooked up. The release doesn't fail, the loop just slips off the hook for some reason when you hit peak weight. It worked really great for a while, now it's not worth a darn. I love the release, but I can't handle wondering if I am going to sock myself in the jaw everytime I draw the bow. I hope they can figure out what is wrong with it.

I have had a bow explode on me at full draw before as well. I either had a cable or a string let loose, I don't remember which. NOT a pleasant thing to have happen. I got smacked in the side of the face with one of the cams and it knocked me down. Didn't really hurt the bow though, the limbs came off is all. I had it all checked out and it was ok. Those dartons can really take a beating!;).

Paul

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I've had it happen more than enough times. Especially when I was trying to learn how to use a back tension release ( a skill I never did acquire!). One suggestion. Do not draw directly toward your face with any release aid. Draw back toward your shoulder and then raise your release to your anchor after you get the bow drawn. That's the only way to be sure you're not gonna sucker-punch yourself when a release fails.

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As Art has mentioned, it is not ncessary to draw the bow directly toward your face. That has saved me more then once. Even with the longbow.

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yep, done it. trying to set my trigger on my release a bit lighter and got punched, not once, but twice. hasn't happened since and that was 12 yrs ago