Steve Anderson explains the difference between the index trigger, thumb trigger and back tension release aids – and the pros and cons of using each.
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Steve Anderson explains the difference between the index trigger, thumb trigger and back tension release aids – and the pros and cons of using each.

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Choosing the Right Release Aid
Whether you have been shooting for years or you have just recently gotten involved with archery, you will find that nothing can improve your shooting the way that a release aid can. You’ll find that it can be handy in every shooting situation through decreasing string torque or removing it all together, and that over all, it will aim towards improving your arrow’s flight.
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The Stan family: JustX, Mag Micro, SX2.
An attempt at illustrating why my anchor is so screwed with the Carter Honey 2 - I seem to be floating down below my jaw somewhere.
Ok, so front is my current release: Stan JustX (medium), blue and silver sears.
Next back is my Stan SX2 (medium), silver sear. I can still use this and don’t have to change my anchor although it’s marginally longer.
Last: Carter Honey 2 (one size fits all) with the silver sear and black head. A little longer and marginally different position of the sear but massive difference in anchor feel. Possibly the size of the handle is affecting things too.
Plan at this stage is to sell or swap the Carter and get a Stan MoreX at some point. I’ll probably keep the SX2 as a trigger backup.
Shooting with Stan
Got my new Stan SX2 compound release today. Up until now I've been shooting just with a back tension, which is a bit of a struggle when it's windy (and it's often windy).
First impression: this is a piece of technology stolen from the Klingons. Â Quite an agressive design - the silver side looks much meaner than the green side.
You can adjust the bejeesus out of it. Â The thumb trigger can be changed positionally (to lengthen or shorten the post, swivel the direction of the trigger, and change the angle of the post) and the amount of travel and sensitivity of the release action is completely configurable. Out of the box, it's so sensitive that just putting my thumb on the trigger sets it off. Played around with it a while to get the trigger in the first joint of my thumb, on a slight angle (the natural angle of my thumb when my hand is curled around the release), and cranked up the stiffness a bit. Â This ended up giving me a fairly dull trigger that's almost impossible to set off without a decent amount of backwards pull at full draw, mimicking my back-tension. Not sure, at this stage, whether this is a good setting or not; it does mean I don't punch it, but right now it gives me a slower release than my BT.
Very comfy to hold, very crisp and silent with none of the metallic "ping" that my Tru-Ball BT gives me on release. I think that swapping between this and the BT will keep me on the straight and narrow as far as sloppy lazy releases go.Â
Looking forward to Saturday to give it a good nudge at 50m.

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