Erussell01
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If you're like me and you love archery and like to tinker, you have a pegboard wall full of releases you've tried.
I've shot a ton.
Old school wrist rockets set so light a passing butterfly might make it go off
New school index releases set so heavy I have to bend my draw stop pegs to make them go
Thumb buttons
Resistance activated releases
Hinges galore
And I like them all for various reasons.
The past few seasons I've run the nocktoit, Silverback, carter honey 2, nockon backstrap, b3 hawk, like mike 2, 3 finger wise choice, scott longhorn hunter, scott ascent and a couple of others. Ive killed deer and turkeys and bears and elk with different releases and before each season I basically do a shoot off to see which I'm going to use for the first hunts of the year. The last couple of years I've become enamored with my shot process thanks to Joel Turner and ShotIQ so I have started to test which releases allow me to work through my shot properly. I can tell you the last time exactly that target panic almost got me. I was at full draw on the ground on a strutting turkey, 5 yards no blind and my b3 hawk wasn't going off. I was pulling so hard the bow was creaking and my mind was screaming at me "ITS NOT GOING OFF ITS NOT GOING OFF PUNCH IT PUNCH IT PUNCH IT" but I evaluated what was going on, realized I had a death grip on the strap of the release, took a deep breath restarted my shot process and shot that turkey right through the pump house.
Since that day I had almost entirely switched to hunting with a button. I have always made my best shots with a button set moderate with absolutely no travel and using the technique that George Riles teaches of relaxing the hand and pulling it past the button I've been able to make some excellent shots on game at both short and very long distances without a hitch.
Fast forward to this past year's elk hunt. Not only did I lose a release on the mountain, I realized that for me and especially when elk hunting I wanted my release connected to me at all times so I would have one less step when locking an arrow and making a shot in the heat of the moment. An index just makes sense in this case.
I revisited my cillection of index releases. I really like the like mike because it's an open hook, but I find that in high pressure situations I missed having the click of my hinge to bring me back into my shot sequence.
I had seen the scott verge before and laughed at it because well, it's ugly. A 2 finger index thats a hybrid half a hinge? Oh cmon
I had seen Snyder recommend it but sometimes I take his recommendations with a grain of salt. After shooting the last two deer of the season with different releases, one with the like mike and one with my 3 finger wise choice I was committed to trying something new to see how it would work.
So I got the verge.
At first I was not overly impressed. The travel after the click was long, and it didn't fit quite right.
I decided to commit to it and after adjusting and tinkering with the strap length and wrist strap tightness I got it to hit a real sweet spot. I shortened up the travel after the click, shortened the strap and learned to run the wrist strap more loose to allow me to pull through it. Having the click to increase my presence of mind and start my shot sequence at the same exact spot every time is exactly what I was looking for. I've been shooting it daily at ranges between 20 and 110 yards, and I'm honestly hooked on it. I like it so much I'm going to kill my spring turkey with it and will be using it as my primary going forward.
Yes it's ugly.
But damn, it's a really great concept.
I pull to the click with my fingers, then tension up and just pull through the shot relaxing my hand just like I would a hinge.
No risk for AD on let down. No weirdness with different lengths of pull based on starting point. The click is loud enough to pull my mind to my shot sequence and even in the wind I can break great shots at long distance. Far better than I can with a normal hinge.
If you're searching for a release that bridges the gap between hinge and index. This is truly a remarkable and innovative way to do it. I wish every index had a click.
I've shot a ton.
Old school wrist rockets set so light a passing butterfly might make it go off
New school index releases set so heavy I have to bend my draw stop pegs to make them go
Thumb buttons
Resistance activated releases
Hinges galore
And I like them all for various reasons.
The past few seasons I've run the nocktoit, Silverback, carter honey 2, nockon backstrap, b3 hawk, like mike 2, 3 finger wise choice, scott longhorn hunter, scott ascent and a couple of others. Ive killed deer and turkeys and bears and elk with different releases and before each season I basically do a shoot off to see which I'm going to use for the first hunts of the year. The last couple of years I've become enamored with my shot process thanks to Joel Turner and ShotIQ so I have started to test which releases allow me to work through my shot properly. I can tell you the last time exactly that target panic almost got me. I was at full draw on the ground on a strutting turkey, 5 yards no blind and my b3 hawk wasn't going off. I was pulling so hard the bow was creaking and my mind was screaming at me "ITS NOT GOING OFF ITS NOT GOING OFF PUNCH IT PUNCH IT PUNCH IT" but I evaluated what was going on, realized I had a death grip on the strap of the release, took a deep breath restarted my shot process and shot that turkey right through the pump house.
Since that day I had almost entirely switched to hunting with a button. I have always made my best shots with a button set moderate with absolutely no travel and using the technique that George Riles teaches of relaxing the hand and pulling it past the button I've been able to make some excellent shots on game at both short and very long distances without a hitch.
Fast forward to this past year's elk hunt. Not only did I lose a release on the mountain, I realized that for me and especially when elk hunting I wanted my release connected to me at all times so I would have one less step when locking an arrow and making a shot in the heat of the moment. An index just makes sense in this case.
I revisited my cillection of index releases. I really like the like mike because it's an open hook, but I find that in high pressure situations I missed having the click of my hinge to bring me back into my shot sequence.
I had seen the scott verge before and laughed at it because well, it's ugly. A 2 finger index thats a hybrid half a hinge? Oh cmon
I had seen Snyder recommend it but sometimes I take his recommendations with a grain of salt. After shooting the last two deer of the season with different releases, one with the like mike and one with my 3 finger wise choice I was committed to trying something new to see how it would work.
So I got the verge.
At first I was not overly impressed. The travel after the click was long, and it didn't fit quite right.
I decided to commit to it and after adjusting and tinkering with the strap length and wrist strap tightness I got it to hit a real sweet spot. I shortened up the travel after the click, shortened the strap and learned to run the wrist strap more loose to allow me to pull through it. Having the click to increase my presence of mind and start my shot sequence at the same exact spot every time is exactly what I was looking for. I've been shooting it daily at ranges between 20 and 110 yards, and I'm honestly hooked on it. I like it so much I'm going to kill my spring turkey with it and will be using it as my primary going forward.
Yes it's ugly.
But damn, it's a really great concept.
I pull to the click with my fingers, then tension up and just pull through the shot relaxing my hand just like I would a hinge.
No risk for AD on let down. No weirdness with different lengths of pull based on starting point. The click is loud enough to pull my mind to my shot sequence and even in the wind I can break great shots at long distance. Far better than I can with a normal hinge.
If you're searching for a release that bridges the gap between hinge and index. This is truly a remarkable and innovative way to do it. I wish every index had a click.
