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Title: A clicker??
Post by: VA Elite on September 29, 2015, 01:21:00 PM
What exactly does this do? I heard about them but not sure what they actually do/help with.
Title: Re: A clicker??
Post by: KSCATTRAPR on September 29, 2015, 03:11:00 PM
They are basically a draw check. They allow the shooter to get back to a certain point every time before the "click" goes off.

I started using one when I had TP really bad. Since having it on my bow I draw to the exact spot every time and tell my self to keep pulling until the clicker goes off. when I hear the click I release the arrow. It has helped my shooting tremendously.
Title: Re: A clicker??
Post by: VA Elite on September 29, 2015, 04:47:00 PM
hum... may need to look into that
Title: Re: A clicker??
Post by: H1tman7 on September 29, 2015, 05:06:00 PM
Yep, I went through a bad bout of TP that reared it's ugly head our of no where.  I could shoot targets all day, but something about live critters made me fall apart.  Adding one to my bow helped a ton.
Title: Re: A clicker??
Post by: Joe2Crow on September 29, 2015, 05:26:00 PM
I've often thought of trying one for form purposes to make sure I was getting to my full draw and not leaning into my anchor too much.
Title: Re: A clicker??
Post by: VA Elite on September 29, 2015, 05:48:00 PM
how many people would you say use or have used one? % wise. I never hear of anyone using them.
Title: Re: A clicker??
Post by: David Mitchell on September 29, 2015, 07:30:00 PM
No idea how many or what percentage, but I have used them for years and see them at about all the shoots I go to. A lot more guys would be better off if they used one.
Title: Re: A clicker??
Post by: A.S. on September 29, 2015, 08:15:00 PM
Landon, we just need to get together one day if you want to try one out.  They are not a magical cure, but they can be a very useful tool of used properly.

Like I told you on the phone, I have shot one since 1992. I have them on all my bows.
Title: Re: A clicker??
Post by: on September 29, 2015, 08:29:00 PM
I don't want to side track the thread, but I have to ask, how does the person using the clicker not get to a point where they anticipate the clicker going off and start releasing prematurely? I have never used a clicker, but that has always been something I have wondered about them.

Bisch
Title: Re: A clicker??
Post by: A.S. on September 29, 2015, 08:43:00 PM
Bisch, I have never experienced that, but like I posted above, the clicker is not "magic beans".  I have seen lots of guys put one on their bow, only to rip it off in a fit of rage a short time later!

They take work, and dedication to execute them properly.
Title: Re: A clicker??
Post by: LongStick64 on September 29, 2015, 08:49:00 PM
Bisch the key is not to focus on the click but the motion to set the clicker off
Title: Re: A clicker??
Post by: macbow on September 29, 2015, 09:06:00 PM
It is that last drawing,of the shoulder muscles that should reach the click.
One thing for sure the clicker will let you know if you are over bowed.
Title: Re: A clicker??
Post by: on September 29, 2015, 09:41:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Bisch:
... how does the person using the clicker not get to a point where they anticipate the clicker going off and start releasing prematurely?

Bisch
That's exactly what happened to me--blew up...
Title: Re: A clicker??
Post by: on September 29, 2015, 09:42:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by LongStick64:
Bisch the key is not to focus on the click but the motion to set the clicker off
...because I didn't do this ^  .