What Is the Best archery release for hunting?

Thumb or trigger finger?

You need to go to a Sport shop that allows you to shoot with a few different releases... no one can tell you which one you will like and shoot the best with.

I liked a True Fire wrist strap release ...trigger finger fired.

This one

I killed over 40 deer with finger shooting Goldnut.... then quite a few more after going to a release.

The New rest I wanted to use was a shoot thru. And would not work with a finger release.

It took a lot of practice to like the release.

Now I have to use an X bow. Post stroke deal

I like Scott releases single or dual caliper ,but everyone likes different stuff. Go to a archery shop and try a few to see which one you like.

I have a tru fire i think is the brand. Mine has a 360 degree swiveling head, wrist strap type with trigger finger release. With the swiveling head i can rotate my hand at full draw to get a more solid anchor without torquing the string. I like the wrist strap type as i can climb a tree or do whatever with my release attached to me, just rotate it out of the way. No chance of dropping it or whatever once im up in a tree.

Im working on traditional shooting now, my compound has been in a case for a long time...

There is way to many releases out there to say what is the best. Thumb release, trigger finger releases, back tension. It all depends on your style and what you like. And now days depends on your budget,some can get very expensive.

I’ve played with a pile of them. Most recent was a tru-glo detonator after my Trufire went south. Needed a quick backup as season had already started. Sending it back and getting a design similar to the detonator. It’s a single book design with a wrist strap. Makes life simple not dealing with a caliper design but some don’t like this either. As stated above, go play with a few. This worked well for me. I’d steer clear of Velcro straps though. Get a boa or buckle design. They won’t stretch on you like Velcro will.

I like truball releases. They just seem smooth and well machined. I started with trigger but now into T handles and back tensions. A small testimony for truball’s costumer service- I tried tuning a T handles trigger into a hair trigger and put too much loctite on the set screw for trigger tension. The release then had erratic releases sometime mid draw cycle. I called truball, they gave me a work order number for my release, shipped it asking for it to them asking they set it at 2-3lbs. It came back perfect.

I use a Scott "Assassin" stainless steel, dual caliper trigger finger release and love it. But that's me, not you....

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