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My bowhunting career began like a forest fire. It started hot and then got bigger and hotter. I was winning 3-D archery tournaments and putting aluminum and carbon arrows through the lungs of animals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From hinge to tension to thumb, there are many handheld releases to choose from. Here’s why index-finger releases still rule the bowhunting roost.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I knew very little about archery and bowhunting at the time. A local pro shop set up my Mathews Outback, and my buddy gave me some tips about form and aiming. I was shooting a standard five-pin sight and T.R.U. Ball’s original Beast index-finger release. The process was simple. If the target were 33 yards, I would hold my 30-yard pin a touch high, level my sight bubble, aim, and shoot. My arrow hit where my pin was. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At that time, I had no idea what a movable sight was, and aside from watching the pro class at archery tournaments, I was unfamiliar with handheld releases. I didn\u2019t care about those releases. My release was simple and allowed me to pull the trigger when I was ready.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Right before the beginning of my fourth fall as a bowhunter, something happened. One day, I was shooting with a buddy. We were joking back and forth about who was a better shot. We started putting money on who could hit the most 12 rings out of 12 3-D targets. By the end of that round, I couldn’t put my pins\u2014any of my pins\u2014on the target. When one of my pins hit foam, I would send the arrow. That fall was a painful one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Target panic is painful and sucks the joy from archery. When you\u2019re on fire and can control your shot process, and your index finger is uber-accurate as seen from the middle arrow. When you\u2019re punching and jabbing at the trigger the second a pin hits foam, you\u2019re all over the place.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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