I've had a couple of requests to post this in a thread.
I know what I made isn't anything new, it just can't be it's too simple.. simple to make and simple to use.
It's made of a leather strap glued back onto itself with a separate wrist strap attached.
The end that goes around the string is shaped and thinned with a small belt sander.
You can see in the pictures that my anchor point is exactly the same as with my Bateman tab.
I have made several non-mechanical release aids using different designs and materials and this is the easiest to make and the easiest to use and as quiet as to use as my regular tab.
If you have finger issues or painful joints, do yourself a favor and give it a try.
It is ambidextrous so it doesn't matter if you're right or left handed.
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc158/mudd57/Leather%20release%20aid/DSC00035.jpg)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc158/mudd57/Leather%20release%20aid/DSC00032.jpg)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc158/mudd57/Leather%20release%20aid/DSC00033.jpg)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc158/mudd57/Leather%20release%20aid/DSC00034.jpg)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc158/mudd57/Leather%20release%20aid/leatherreleaseaid2.jpg)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc158/mudd57/Leather%20release%20aid/leatherreleaseaid-backside.jpg)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc158/mudd57/Leather%20release%20aid/DSC00025.jpg)
God bless,Mudd
forgive me mudd but how do you get to release smoothly and consistently? i've never seen one of these.
Just relax your thumb and the string will do the rest.
It's the same thing I do with my fingers when I shoot the Bateman tab.
God bless,Mudd
Pretty sweet idea Mudd.
uuuuu mhhhhhhhhhhhhh.............looks neat.......i wonder how i can it to work.will it hold 72#?
Interesting. Might be useful for those who are hurting. And those lookin' for something different!
Very nice Mudd, I remember back in the day, I had a old non mechanical aluminum release aid that was very similar to The Gold relases.
TTT for Scott, The LA.Bowhunter
Thanks Chuck I will be in the shop tomorrow giving Mudds idea a try I know I have some leather and it looks simple to make. This may be the thing that keeps me shooting.
Real easy to make and just as easy to use.
I don't use a different anchor spot and it's as quiet as shooting with my Bateman tab.
There may be a slight learning curve but it is ever so slight. It doesn't work by pinching the leather as much as your thumb is over the front of the string.(look carefully at the 3rd picture from the top)
Trying to do the pressure thing only works with very light poundage bows.
God bless,Mudd
very Interesting mudd! but can ya show us how ya put the wheels on ya bow :biglaugh:
Good luck to you LA. Anything to keep a guy shooting.
ok I made one just to try and for a 57# longbow I can only draw it back about 12 inches.you must have very strong hands and shoulders or this thing is for a lighter bow.
Mudd, wouldn't it be just as good to revrese the release and grip the folded leather with the top finger. This would be somewhat similar to the way compound shooters use mechanical releases. I also would think that squeezing the folded leather strip with the top finger would also give a smoother release. In posing these questions I am thinking back to when I shot a compound using a mechanical release.
I don't know the answer to your question Ron. The biggest problem is me trying to visualize what you mean.
My short coming is being able to translate the written word to a picture I can grasp. Unfortunately I can't seem to get it. Sorry!
Maybe you can make one, give your idea a try and let me know how it works for you?
Thank you for your reply.
God bless,Mudd
opps i think we said somthing wrong Brother Mudd. :laughing: sorry everyone.
Mudd, I used to have some photos of something similar that we used "back in the day.
It was laid out very similarly except there were two tabs, a short side exactly like yours shows, then the other side of the folded over strap is kept longer so it folds over the first (and string) and extends a bit longer than your shows. The longer one goes from the outside to the inside so your thumb holds it in place,
Does the same thing as yours except it makes it way easier to hold and release cleanly, even heavier weights..try it
ChuckC
Very cool!
looks cool mudd.i'm so poor i have to make almost everything i own.it's great to see inventors and new inventions.keep up the good work,steve
Well I got out in the shop and built me one and it works great. I cant seem to hit crap with it but at least I am shooting my bow now with almost no pain. It still hurts some but nothing like it was and I can shoot my big bow again. Like I said above I am not real good at hitting what I want but it is coming around hopefully with a few more days of practice and accuracy will be better.
Thanks a bunch guys.
I am so glad to hear that someone was helped by the leather release aid.
These kind of reports helps to keep me search for ways I can come up with things. Some work and some don't but it's fun thinking about it and then trying to make something that fills a need.
I had a friend send me a very simple leather thumb release. I'm not good enough with heavy leather to build one myself but I'll take some pictures of it and how it works.
I didn't get along with it because it kept smacking me in the lip and its so small that I have trouble keeping up with it.
Anyway, La. Bowhunter congratulations on getting to shoot again.
God bless,Mudd
Clever! I dabbled with a design very similar to that for my horsebow. I didn't want to use a thumbring, which you require me to shoot off the other side of the handle. However, I did want something that would diminish finger pinch. I think I'll give yours a try...looks like a winner. Great work on the stitching, by the way.
Does anyone have these pictures?
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc158/mudd57/Leather%20release%20aid%20and%20thumb%20ring/DSC00035.jpg) (http://s218.photobucket.com/user/mudd57/media/Leather%20release%20aid%20and%20thumb%20ring/DSC00035.jpg.html)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc158/mudd57/Leather%20release%20aid%20and%20thumb%20ring/DSC00033.jpg) (http://s218.photobucket.com/user/mudd57/media/Leather%20release%20aid%20and%20thumb%20ring/DSC00033.jpg.html)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc158/mudd57/Leather%20release%20aid%20and%20thumb%20ring/DSC00026.jpg) (http://s218.photobucket.com/user/mudd57/media/Leather%20release%20aid%20and%20thumb%20ring/DSC00026.jpg.html)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc158/mudd57/Leather%20release%20aid%20and%20thumb%20ring/Leatherreleaseaid1.jpg) (http://s218.photobucket.com/user/mudd57/media/Leather%20release%20aid%20and%20thumb%20ring/Leatherreleaseaid1.jpg.html)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc158/mudd57/Leather%20release%20aid%20and%20thumb%20ring/DSC00032.jpg) (http://s218.photobucket.com/user/mudd57/media/Leather%20release%20aid%20and%20thumb%20ring/DSC00032.jpg.html)
God bless,Mudd
That is pretty slick! Do you or anybody have pictures anchored with it? Curious to see the different techniques used.
Brandon
i cannot get them to open on my computer at work or laptop. help!
Mudd, THANK YOU. I have started to get arthritis in my fingers esp. My string fingers. I am blessed with good health for 67 yrs old so I am not complaining. But want to shoot as long as possible and your idea may extend my shooting. Have you considered getting a patent and getting someone to make them? You could make a few shackles and help those of us who have to call the wife when a light bulb needs changing.
That looks good Mudd! The one thing I would definitely add is that I would sew the piece where it folds back onto itself. I could not trust glue alone for that at full draw!
Bisch
That looks interesting. Does the wrist strap do anything other than keep the release in place? And do I understand that you are drawing with your thumb, and the additional pressure of your finger against the strap and thumb?
That looks interesting. Does the wrist strap do anything other than keep the release in place? And do I understand that you are drawing with your thumb, and the additional pressure of your finger against the strap and thumb?