How To Shoot A Thumb Button Release: ElkShape & Joel Turner Style

In this video I talk about how to shoot a thumb button and what has worked for me over the years and ways for you to try to see if you are shooting it correctly or not!
Equipment:
PSE Omen 33 - 80lbs - 27" draw length
Victory RIP TKO 300
TAC Vane Wrap
TAC 2.25 Vane 4 fletch
Stan PerfeX
CBE Trek Pro 3V
AAE Prophecy
10" Bee Stringer Stabilizer
Marsupial Enclosed Pack
Alpen Optics 10x42 Kodiak Series
Alpen Optics Crestone Rangefinder
Camera Equpiment:
Canon Rebel SL3
Tamron 18-200
Canon 24mm
Canon 50mm
Rode Videomic Go
Saramonic Blink500
GoPro Hero9 Black

[@marshallpinto4207]

I was in the same boat a few months ago! Went down the rabbit hole about having a surprise release. Went with the UV button and found that if I pull too hard without any hand movement the bow will be unsteady due to my left arm moving all around. Figured out I was doing it wrong. I get my thumb deep on the button and then I start “pulling” which is really just relaxing my hand while I pull back, this takes a lot of the pressure off the bow and allows your hands to stretch back and activate the trigger as a surprise. Takes a bit of practice but it’s very repeatable. Just keep the same speed while pulling back. Joel turner says find a good speed and put in cruise control until it breaks. Hope this helps!

[@pickin4you]

The bow arm fling left. This is why, back in my day, we bent our bow arm, and during the shot we pushed towards the target, so upon the release going off, the release had came back to our shoulder and the bow was pushed straight at the target. You cannot do this with a stiff straightened out bow arm. Everyone teaches it backwards today. Other than a target recurve, the bow arm should be slightly bent, meaning you need to shorten up your draw length to make that happen.

[@pickin4you]

Here’s what I do. I used to shoot a 2 finger Stan back tension in competition. That cures be from every punching a release again. I did hate the holding forever for the release to go off. Here is what I do now. I have 3 finger thumb button. Once at anchor I wrap my thumb around the shank that knurled know used to be on. I then start to bring my pinky and thumb together. They never come together but this makes it a surprise release and using a thumb button. You can even use a 4 finger release but just set your pinky behind the release, and one set on target, just think.... bring my pinky and thumb together and that release will go off and surprise you every time.

[@thomasvanderhoff768]

Get a Stan shoot off great release.

[@robbydallis760]

I’m definitely no pro, but if you already had your back tight when pushing and pulling, then you would be able to pull through your shot without your front arm moving so much. It sounds like you’re trying to hold your front arm straight, instead of pushing it towards the target.