Clickers and hunting

bmb · June 30, 2009, 08:52:00 AM

A.S.- yes thats exactly how i do it. and i put the drop of glue on the knot to ensure it stays....had this setup on one bow for 2yrs now. jusst getting ready to replace the bowstring, so i'll have to re-do it then.

cjgregory · June 30, 2009, 03:52:00 PM

Thats a pretty good idea bmb. Unravelling the twists is a pain.

2Blade · June 30, 2009, 04:40:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by A.S.:
Jason, that's a great tip!

Curt, it is all about confidence for me. I can take the clicker off and shoot "OK", but when I'm shooting with it, I have complete confidence. I very rarely have a "flyer" even in my back yard while shooting a lot. The clicker makes me execute the shot with near perfect form every time.

Some of my shooting buds tell me that I don't need it, then I go out and beat them by 30 or 40 points on a 3D range (not bragging, just fact). It's the shooting form that I've developed over a long time, and I see no reason to change it.

Allen

Thats one of the reasons I like the clicker is because of the confidence factor. I know I will never snap shoot with the clicker on my bow. Basicley it forces me to hold.

Cecil · June 30, 2009, 07:08:00 PM

Best thing I have used is velcro you can keep on using it.

Jason R. Wesbrock · June 30, 2009, 11:25:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by PSUBowhunter:
Does anyone know where you can pick up some double sided tape to use for reattaching old clickers? I cant seem to find it anywere.

I use 3M exterior mounting tape. It comes in a red package. It's a little more expensive than the regular mounting tape, but works quite a bit better.

2Blade · July 01, 2009, 08:35:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by Jason R. Wesbrock:

QuoteOriginally posted by PSUBowhunter:
Does anyone know where you can pick up some double sided tape to use for reattaching old clickers? I cant seem to find it anywere.
I use 3M exterior mounting tape. It comes in a red package. It's a little more expensive than the regular mounting tape, but works quite a bit better.

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Good point I use pretty much the same stuff. Then I wrap my clicker with tape or mole skin if I have it that I way I know its not goin anywhere.

mark land · July 01, 2009, 11:02:00 AM

Yes that tape works very well for reattaching the base. I have been using a clicker for several years and it has definitely helped me. I put some soft side of the velcro on the metal clicker part and it as almost silent, I can feel the click more then hear it when I draw and it has definitely helped me develop a consistent draw and anchor as well as makes me hesitate before shooting so everything is lined up. Have taken many animals with the clicer on the bow and never had a problem with any animals hearing it but then again, it is very quiet the way I have it set up. With the way I shoot, would not shoot without it. It just instills more confidence for me. Mark

bmb · July 01, 2009, 12:49:00 PM

mark...i do the same thing with the velcro. ive shot pigs and deer with a clicker and like you said, none have heard it go off. i release at the click, which is barely heard...on a side note mark, are you shooting a dorado. i saw a gator pic of you on a bowfishin forum and wondered if you hunted with one. i know i love m hoyt gm2's!!

A.S. · July 01, 2009, 06:24:00 PM

Jason, that's the same tape that I use...works great!!

Mark and BMB, I'llhave to try velcro on the clicker part. I've always used moleskin, but sometimes they aren't quite as silent as I would like.

Allen

knobby · July 01, 2009, 10:36:00 PM

I serve my clicker string into the bow string. If I need to adjust the brace height, I just unscrew the clicker from the plate and get the twists out that way. Real simple. My backup string has the whole clicker string and plate attached, so if I need to change bow strings, I would just unscrew the clicker and change the bow string. Haven't had to do it yet, but that's my plan. It sounds like most people have removed the chain and gone with just the string. I've been setting up like that for quite awhile, and never had a problem. I think removing the chain makes the shot quieter, also.

mark land · July 02, 2009, 10:09:00 AM

Yep, the velcro on the clicker works great and you can make it silent if you want.
Yes Brandon I have a Dorado and a Gamemaster as well and shoot both. They are good shooting bows and about the same performance as my BW SA's but I do prefer hunting with the BW, just have alot of history with those bows and they feel more like "home" to me in the woods, but looking forward to doing some hunting with the Dorado and see what I can get with it. Mark

bmb · July 02, 2009, 10:28:00 AM

yeah the BW'S are nice....when i can save up i want to get a PL, i've heard their bows are about as bullet proof as the metal riser recurves and longbows. but then again thats why i like both of my gamemasters. you dont have to worry about them.

Good luck this season,
brandon

2Blade · July 02, 2009, 06:23:00 PM

Im starting to get over my freezing and my accuracy is really getting honed. We got a break in the rain yesterday so I went out to stump and ran in to this guy. No freezing here I was able to draw hold pull in to the click and make a quality shot. These things are hard to hit and always seem to duck the arrow. This one tried 10 yard shot 6 inch recovery

bmb · July 02, 2009, 09:04:00 PM

hahaha! great shooting 2blade

tradtusker · July 02, 2009, 10:28:00 PM

Nick you know i developed the same problem back in south africa when i was just shooting at game so much that i started short drawing, my brain was saying i was "on target" before i was hitting full draw and so i would release. i decided to give a clicker a try, reluctantly.
using the clicker greatly improved my shooting and unbelievable consistency. i have shot quite a bit without a clicker with no short draw problems now but i still use a clicker on my hunting bow, i used to silence the clicker in fear that it would spook animals but dont even do that now, iv never had an animal hear the clicker.

now that i know it works for me i see no reason to change it so i leave the clicker on.

so much of archery is in our head and sometimes you have to give your brain a process to follow, your brain always trys to do something more efficiently so if it feels it can discard something to make the action faster it does. for me the process was

stance
grip
aim whilst drawing
anchor
aquire sight picture
release
follow through

but my brain would leave out the "anchor" and go strait to release once the sigh picture was attained whilst drawing. which would usually be 1/2" to 1" before anchor.
but with the clicker my brain realizes it must hear the click before i release be at right at the click or a second or to after.

2Blade · July 02, 2009, 10:41:00 PM

One thing that helped me was following Rick Welches routine it really does relax you and helpes to make a good quality shot. I too find I can shoot ok without it but I dont only hold for about a second or so. Its only been a year though so I can only assume its going to get better as time goes on.

2Blade · July 09, 2009, 06:18:00 PM

How far after your anchor point do you guys set the click? Is yours right after your anchor where if you barely pull your in to the click or do you have to work for it a little bit?

2Blade · July 10, 2009, 03:54:00 PM

ttt

bmb · July 10, 2009, 03:56:00 PM

mine is right after i anchor,when i start really squeezing my shoulder blades toward each other....its actually not long after the anchor though

2Blade · July 10, 2009, 04:50:00 PM

Maybe I need to work on my anchor I cant seem to get it consistenly the same. Its not off by much but enough to bother me and the clicker lets me know me.