I sure hope I am not committing heresy to this forum, but has anyone tried a loop and release with a recurve bow? I did read that some on this forum shoot carbon and aluminum so not all are traditional wood, fingers, and off the shelf.

thanks,

Most of us do notshoot truely primitively.

Although I have never used a loop and mechanical release, it sure could be done. And it would probably add some accuracy.

A mechanical release is just not for me though.

Likewise, I'm sure it could be done, and probably add great consistency, but part of what drew me to "traditional" was feeling my fingers on the string, a connection to the bow.

I tried a back tension release on a longbow once, years ago--dang near killed myself!

I've heard of folks with severe arthritus in their fingers using a release aid, but haven't heard of anyone using a loop. It will surely help with any release problems, but for me it would just be one more thing to loose/forget/drop/malfunction, and they aren't allowed in tournaments (I love to shoot 3-D in the off season).

Chad

Like LBR said,I also know of a few people with arthritis that use a release but not a loop

I love my bows primative, but im part of the modern arrow crowd. I use to shoot cedar shafts but got old and lazy and went with a shaft that is easier to tune. As for a release, ive seen releases used with target bows, but never with hunting. And never a string loop.

i shot my recurve with a release aid once. that was all it took. the anchor point i used for my compound didnt work worth a nickle. none of the other anchor points i tried were any better. but the important thing is that if you can make it work for you go for it.

I've used a release and string loop with a recurve and it works quite well. Now that I've reached 60, and a bit beyond, my body is really starting to experience arthritis in nearly all of my joints.

If you are going to shoot a release, I would recommend a string loop. A release will eat up the serving on a string in no time. That is why compound shooters went to the string loop. I also use a kisser button, peep and a DAS SRF sight.

Now let's talk heresy. Or we can talk being as accurate as we can possibly be in the field. I don't get to practice as much as I once did, 30-45 minutes a day, so I need the peep and sight to provide the accuracy required for hunting to make effective and efficient kill shots. I owe it to the animals I'm hunting, I believe.

I also use the release, peep and sight at shoots. I just don't shoot for competition, except against myself. If a particular shoot tells me I'm not welcome, that's fine I'll just go home. But, I should hope some common sense would prevail and a simple "NOT FOR COMPETITION!" written across the top of my scorecard would deal with it the way it needs to be.

Bill

i currently shoot a 65# compound but i plan on building a selfbow and taking off from there.

i agree with releases and if you're going to use one, definately grab a string loop. they're cheap and it'll save you a lot of money. at the moment though i shoot with a finger tab i picked up from a local shop. i like that is helps quiet my bow and it's much smoother in my opinion