string loop on hunting bows
12-31-2007, 12:01 PM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Pa.
Posts: 1,062
RE: string loop on hunting bows
You will either clip your release to the string, or to the loop. Takes about the same amount of time for either.
Taking " quick shots " is not condusive to good bowhunting. We owe it to the animal to make good shots or none at all.
There are several types of releases that attach to the string or loop, and stay there , if thats what your interested in. Of course these are hand held releases.
is it really worth the chance of not being able to get the release on for a quick shot
There are several types of releases that attach to the string or loop, and stay there , if thats what your interested in. Of course these are hand held releases.
12-31-2007, 12:20 PM
#3
Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 721
RE: string loop on hunting bows
I think he meant quickly gettingthe bow up and preparedfor the shot which oftenoccurs in bowhunting, not recklessly taking a shot. 
To the OP-Anotherbenefit of a loop on a hunting bow is it reduces additional string twist/torque that you mayencounter during an odd position tree-stand shot.
To the OP-Anotherbenefit of a loop on a hunting bow is it reduces additional string twist/torque that you mayencounter during an odd position tree-stand shot.
12-31-2007, 01:04 PM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Burke, VA (raised in MD)
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RE: string loop on hunting bows
I usually go through 2-3 string loops per bow string. The loop absorbs a lot of wear and tear that the string would receive otherwise. It also makes sense to me to keep the release directly behind the arrow. You loose a little draw length but I make up for it with a TruBall Xtra. Mosthunters use a string loop.
12-31-2007, 01:05 PM
#6
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Western Pennsylvania
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RE: string loop on hunting bows
Obviously, I can't speak for anyone other than myself. But, I've never had a D-loop cost me a shot at anything. (I've also never had one break or let loose on me, but then I tie a new one on every year before season whether it "looks" likeI need to or not.) I did switch to hunting with a Carter Chocolate Addiction clipped to the D-loop (so it hangs at the ready) a couple years ago. But, even when I still shot my Carter 2-Shot (and 1-Shot before that and Lil' Goose before that etc) I still had no problem hooking up in the heat of the moment. Today, I think things have gotten even better for the wrist strap release aid hunter as there are several "open jaw" release aids on the market which aid in rapid hook up to a D-loop such as the Carter "Quickie" models.
In my experience, shooting a D-loop has been all benefit with no downside since I tied my first ~7 years ago.
In my experience, shooting a D-loop has been all benefit with no downside since I tied my first ~7 years ago.
12-31-2007, 01:40 PM
#7
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Jackson, Missouri
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RE: string loop on hunting bows
I'm about as "pure" a bowhunter as you'll ever find on these forums, and am just now beginning to dabble in acquiring some 3d rigs and learning more about that sport... I've never had a problem hooking up with a loop in the heat of the moment; like Big John said, you'll either hook up to a string or to a loop. Maybe it's a benefit of having killed so many deer over my bowhunting career, but I've had no problems looking down and clipping on to my loop.
12-31-2007, 01:55 PM
#8
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Colorado
Posts: 4,127
RE: string loop on hunting bows
Same here. I would have to say, though, that the caliper type releases are a bit slower to attach to a D loop than directly to the string. The hook type releases, like my Short 'N Sweet,are about the same . . . at least for me.
12-31-2007, 02:24 PM
#10
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Wisconsin
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RE: string loop on hunting bows
ORIGINAL: kwilson16
I usually go through 2-3 string loops per bow string. The loop absorbs a lot of wear and tear that the string would receive otherwise.
I usually go through 2-3 string loops per bow string. The loop absorbs a lot of wear and tear that the string would receive otherwise.