Learn the hinge

[Jacob Chapman]

Hey folks, new bow should be here in the next couple of weeks- figure this is a good time to re-evaluate.
I didn't shoot as much this past year as I traditionally have, and due to that my confidence with my bow really wasn't at the level that I had been used to in the past.

I'm going to remedy that this year, and the first step is to start with proper form. I'd always shot a wrist strap release & got fairly decent @ timed punching the trigger & I just didn't feel super comfortable.

I've got a hinge on order & plan to use that all winter- wondering if there's a resource that you liked that gives good instruction on how to properly shoot a hinge?

Unfortunately the local bow shop is garbage & I won't give them .01 cent of my money so I'm on my own.

Thanks!

 

[Billy Goat]

This is pretty good. It's about how I fire, I relax my index finger and palm.


It focuses a bit on the UV line, but hinges all work the same.


I have spent a lot of time shooting a string loop.

 

[wapitibob]

I would buy a dbl sear hinge so you can set the fire timing way slow after the click. Ultraview or the Executive from truball.

 

[Jacob Chapman]

I'm gonna go with the B3 Ranger hinge. Plenty of adjustment & I like that it comes with a strap so I can't lose it. Seems like a really good value for the $, + a couple buddies that I trust have & use them for hunting season

 

[Wilderlife]

I'm far from an expert but I've become decent at shooting a hinge over the last year or two and have hunted with a hinge almost exclusively in that time. Here are some videos I made. If they're of some help, great. If not, no worries at all.

The one at 90 metres is less about hinge specifically and more just about practice, but I do shoot a hinge in that video. The other three are good videos I guess but a bit outdated as I no longer shoot a hinge with a click in it. I might make a video update one of these days about my mentality with that.

 

[dtrkyman]

If you can find it on Archerytalk there is a great hinge set up article by Padgett, really good read on proper hinge set up.

George Ryals is also a great resource, he has a lot of good videos on about everything!

 

[wyogoat]

I’m strictly a hinge shooter for hunting and target. Assuming since you’ve decided to go BT you understand the mechanics of the release and how they operate and release but if not, mess with it. Some string with a loop works.
Also, lots of blank bail shooting. Don’t even aim at a spot until you feel somewhat comfortable with your draw cycle and shot sequence. Blank bail shooting is as fun as watching paint dry but it pays dividends.

 

[Marble]

I would buy a dbl sear hinge so you can set the fire timing way slow after the click. Ultraview or the Executive from truball.

Having a click is a great thing to use when learning. Wife and I both used the click for quite some time and eventually flipped the sear and shoot without.

So that is great advice above.

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[Wilderlife]

I used to be super into the idea of the adjustable speed for both click and fire, but I moved away from it.

The first hinges I shot were a Scott Backspin and B3 Infinity Pro. The B3 was also the first hand-held release I decided to hunt with after hunting a little bit with a wrist rocket.

I shot both those hinges really well. The pelican adjustments in the B3 were also really good. I then bought a B3 Ranger because I thought a wrist strap would be cool, but after hunting with it once I sold it as it just dangled around and got in the way when I was either operating my camera, or putting arrows back in my quiver.

I then bought a UV2 hinge and I really liked being able to change the speed of the sear and the click, but the adjustment was junk and the moons would move all the time. During practice the speed between click and fire would get faster and faster until the click disappeared entirely.

I then got a Scott Ascent, and then got a Scott Select. I shot them both super well. A couple of times however when hunting with the Ascent, after I got to my click, I had to let down, and when I did this, the moons would move. This saw me make a couple of poor shots afterwards because everything sped right up and things happened before I was ready, and not in a good way. One time I let down and then went to draw again and the click happened halfway through my draw cycle.

I ended up selling the Select and buying another Ascent, and then took the click out of both my Ascents as it was just another variable that I didn't need. Now, I'm perfectly comfortable shooting target and hunting with these hinges without a click.