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Thumb rings?
zdogk9:
IF,your follow through is good they work incredibly well. If, like me you have a tendency to relax your bow arm at release, (workin' on that Boss), you'll find that you're shooting about a foot to the right. You'll gain a few inches, say about 3-4 of draw length without fighting your body's natural range of motion. The release seems smoother to me. Read "Kay's Thumb Ring Book". I find the ring from Three Rivers to be most comfortable for me, fit is important, poor fit will reward you with a really sore thumb. Trim your thumb nail way back to start.
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zdogk9:
Here are a couple of links to people using thumb rings
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q81H-V1_gGo
]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_6YDX32xgc&feature=related]
mullet:
James made my ring out of a billiard ball. It fits tight and feels really good. I have one I made out of water buffalo horn that works real good also. Like said, the tight is really important, along with technique.
JBL:
The release/follow through is described in Ancient text as a punch forward and elbow "punch" back; a relaxed bow hand is key. The one thing that you need to be careful of on follow through is not to exagerate the follow through because like in Western archery this will cause bad arrow flight. I can never switch back and forth and strictly shoot with a thumb draw.
On a thumbring note:I make my rings out of PVC pipe, very small compared to some of the other rings out there. I find that I get a cleaner release with a smaller ring. The fit is key; too lose it flies off too tight and you are cutting it off your thumb and unable to shoot because of bruising.
Cameroo:
JBL - I don't suppose you could post a few pictures of one that you've made? I've never used one but would like to try. I can also be very cheap, and like to make things myself ;)
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