myFiancé just started getting into this fun sport of bow hunting this just recently. she got into huntingwhen we started dating about4 years agobut thisis her first year with a bow.the problem im having (and have been having since we started hunting togetherfor that matter) is i cant find anything to fit her properly. youth this youth that. nothing fits her like its soposed to.well last week i desided to get hera bowof her own and got her a youth parker buckshot because thats was the only bow i could find to fit her draw length. we went out today to shoot it for the first time and iwas just amazed howwell she picked up on it. she started out kinda rusty but by the end of the first hour she was shooting2 inch groups at 15 yards(which i think is awsome for never shooting a bow before).ok nowthat im done bragging on the love of my life.(sorry i am just so excited)
hereis my question. i want her to have everything she wants and need for hunting and one thing im having trouble with is finding her a GOOD release that fits her properly.the ones we looked at are to big for her wrist.. do any of you know of any that are for youth or women?price doesnt matter as long as it will work welland last. also if any of you know of any sites that have alot of women hunting clothingitems please put that on here also.i have pics of her shooting for her first time. i will put them on when i get a chance to d/l the on the computer. thanks in advance for any helpyou guys can give me.
Jeff Smith

I would consider getting a relaese witha leather band. I would think that you could qiuet easly make a new hole. I would use a punch but anything would do

I would run this question by some of the women on the forum. No doubt that some of them have had the same problem.

are there any girls on here that shoot with a release? please post what your using and where you get most of you hunting supplies. i would really appreciate it

My fiancee shoots with a Winn FreeFlight. She has very small hands, and just couldn't stand the wrist strap type releases. I believe hers is just a small, but here in WI she generally has a glove on under it, and it's perfect. Didn't see the second part of your question. All of her hunting gear comes from Cabelas or RedHead (Bass Pro Shops) both of them are getting better at selections for the ladies in the field.

here are the pics of her first time shooting. the grouping is her last set at 15 yards, granted her bow isnt sited in yet. all we worked on today was get her groups as tight as possible. im real proud of her. she had to use my release but mine was as tight as it went on the velcrow. please help with these questions. thanks

Duckdog....I have a TrueFire. It has a soft strap with velcro, which makes it easy to adjust. I have very small wrists and so far it hasn't failed me. I do carry a spare just in case. As far as camo goes, most of us gals are still getting guy stuff. I'm sorry to say, I don't think there's enough of us gals that hunt to make it profitable for the manufactures. Mad dog has come up with a couple of items that are girl friendly though. Good luck.

Have you considered a hand held, thumb trigger release? If she chooses an index finger release, be sure to teach her the squeeze, surprise release technique. Its MUCH easier to learn before any bad habits are ingrained, and target panic can ruin shooting.

I'm not a girl, but I am little. And my girlfriend shoots as well, but doesn't hunt. If she is not going to hunt get a hand held back tension release and find someone that can teach her to use it properly. If she is going to hunt I feel wrist type release work better.

I would go for a velcro type release since they are much easier to adjust for small people. The big debate is noise, but if you break it in well enough before you hunt it isn't that bad. Just put it on when your in the stand, or get to the stand pretty early. I make enough noise getting in my stand the two seconds it would take to put my release on really isn't going to ruin my hunt. I put mine on before I walk to my stand though so that completely solves that problem.

Look for a release with a short and adjustable length. My biggest problem is most releases don't go short enough to get my finger on them properly. There are several companies that make releases like this. True ball, fletcher, scott and I beleive carter.

After that I would suggest two things. Get some lessons from a good instructor. I know you want to teach her, but trust me lessons help. I taught my girlfriend to shoot and she was pretty decent. When I got her the new rintec and back tension release I got her a few lessons as well. She told me with no dissrespect to me, she got more out of the lessons then she did with me. She said she was less nervous or something.

The second thing is BLIND BALE shoot, then blind bale shoot some more! This will help her get used to the release. She needs to come up with a shooting sequence and ingrain it into her subconsious.

Those are pretty good groups for a beginner, she should be proud as should you. However the key in the beginning is not how well she groups. Concentrate more on form and proper release. Then concentrate on aiming. Accuracy will come on it's own. If she struggles to be too accurate in the begining it will be easier to devolope bad habbits. At this point it's more important that the shot "feels right". And she will know it when it happens.

Sometimes my girlfriend will not be happy with her groups but I will tell her "Yes, but you looked great doing it!" The harderst part is excuting a good shot. Once you get that down you can move on to aiming and holding more steady.

And don't set her up to fail. It is good that you are starting out at 10 or 15 yards. Don't make a new archer shoot at a distance they can't be fairly accurate at. It will discurage them. We all want to hit what we aim at or at least be close. No one wants to feel like they suck. If it's not fun what is the point?

Oh, and the parkers are nice bows.

Paul

My exwife is short, 4'11". She used a Cobra Jr....your fiance can't be any smaller than that.