Thumb button shot process.

[CascadeHunter180]

I just ordered my first thumb button, a Carter Wise choice. I made the switch to a thumb button a month ago and have been using my brothers Carter Chocolate Lite since then, but I just ordered my first release for myself and it gets here on Tuesday. I was curious to hear the different shot processes people go through with their thumb buttons. Thanks in advance!

 

[Stache Attack]

I shoot a hinge 80% of the time now… with my thumbs(2 just Cuz, different springs) I set anchor, relax, breathe, wrap thumb( wrap to body of release for consistency, barrel is rotates back to flat or just protruding from the index finger side of the body), then I pull, trying to use tension and some pinky squeeze.

Basically where my thumb would be naturally if there was no thumb peg. When it is rotated way out I see a lot of punching.

 

[Shooter Mike]

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[DKSOutdoorsman]

I bought the Release Trainer from Nock On Archery to help me get used to the thumb release. Also, maybe I’m the only one who didn’t know this but you can loosen the thumb peg and rotate it to where it’s most comfortable for you and then tighten it back up.

 

[Marble]

I shoot it like a hinge. The tension on the button is fairly high. Not super light. After I get to anchor i wrap my thumb around the button and then pull my elbow to my butt, putting tension on my outside fingers, thus rotating the release. Goes off just like a hinge.

When I'm hunting, I do the same process, but i also have the ability to punch it.

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[wapitibob]

Just squeeze the button; simple, effective, and no extra movement or muscle tension. Just have to train your brain to let you do it.

 

[Wolf13]

I wrap my thumb at anchor and then pull back and let the tension rotate everything as necessary. No punching or squeezing.

 

[RaggedHunter]

I shoot it just like my hinge. I have the knock on knock 2 it as my thumb button and the 2 smooth as my hinge. I shoot the hinge 90% of the time. But breaking the shot is essentially the same for both. Since they have the same profile I can shoot them interchangeably and not effect my anchor etc. I hold both releases with 2 fingers (index and middle)

I like to use a "relax" movement for actually breaking the shot.

With a hinge it looks like this:
-Draw ( I draw with thumb on peg, index and middle finger holding the release, my ring finger is rested against the back of the release and pinky is floating), anchor, thumb off peg/ ring finger off back of release, taking the thumb off the peg sets off my clicker, then I build tension in my back and middle finger while I start to relax my index finger this allows the release to rotate and the shot to break.

Shot process with the thumb button:
- essentially the same as with a hinge except instead of taking my thumb off the peg I am putting my thumb on the button. the relaxing of the index finger rotates the release and tension in the back and middle finger rotates the release and breaks the shot.

Going to a hinge and learning to fire on a relaxing motion rather than tension motion helped me a bunch with my target panic & punching the trigger.

 

[Browning98]

Here's the answer to your question:

This technique has given me the most consistently.