I've invented several nonmechancial releases and have spent hundreds of dollars trying various mechanical ones. The problem always seems to be at bow wts. about 30# they are extremely loud and just basically unpleasnt to use for other reasons (typically feel like a bomb about to go off IMO esp. at 50# and up).

Have you found a mechanical release w/o these problems that you like? I'm expecting sooner or later someone might invent one that solves these problems, but it may be inherent in the beast. I've yet to see one actually quieter than glove or tab but I can't role out that possibility...

I'm not sure and wouldn't swear to it under oath, but I believe hand-held thumb and back tension releases are much more quiet than index finger releases. I'm talking mid-40's here.

I also believe the bow can make a huge difference. I've used a back tension release with my Satori riser and Uukha limbs and it "seems" as quiet as using my fingers with a tab.

Since my 2011 hand surgery I have had to use a mechanical release with all of my longbows and recurves. They are all 54#@28" up to 62#@28", and I shoot all of these bows with a Scott "Caliper" double jaw release that straps around my wrist. I do not notice any excess noise from the bows nor from the release. I usually shoot 28", 2018 arrows with 125gr points or broadheads and they fly great. All of my bowstrings have Catwhisker style rubber string silencers.

know a guy that uses one and says its quiet. when I try it,it sounds like a dryfire..ron

Maybe a rope loop type instead of mental jaws?

If you want to use a release at shoots where scores are turned in (NFAA) etc. forget it even a nonmechanical type. I have been using a tru ball for about four years now. Some bows just don't like them, but with a little effort you can tune them to have no more sound then with fingers. I should say that is most recurves, I have not had much luck with my longbows. BUT even a bow that shouts at you is better than not shooting at all.

Remember that an finger released arrow flexs vertically. While a mechanical released arrow flexs horizontally. So all rest don't work for all releases. Just another factor to take in to account. They require different kinds of support.

I am curious about using a mechanical caliper release with a recurve. My husband would like to try a recurve, but due to issues with his finger joints he needs to shoot with a release (he currently shoots a compound).

I've been thinking about setting up my old Samick Sage so that he can give it a try. Obviously it would need a D-loop, but what sort of arrow rest would I need to put on it? Any other tuning considerations?

If the fingers are bad then try the Talon Thumb Tab

I think you can shoot off of just about any rest. All you are doing is eliminating the twist that the fingers put on the string, and the oscillation created from finger release. You may need to retune if it's really noisy. I think that noise is more of the release altering the limb timing.

Redb, Don't you have that backwards?

A rest needs to have downward flex to work with a release very well. At least compounds never shot well of the shelf for me. They also work better center shot. >>>----> Ken

Yes, Red you have it reversed. A mechanical release pushes the arrow downward on a rest, fingers push the arrow sideways into the rest.

Jim and Leathercutters what's the name of the release? I'm look for specific model names vs. general advise. I've tried some of the Trueball releases, wasn't impressed, but there are many models. I'm sure I've spent over $1000 on mechanical releases, never found one incl. some with rope attachement that wasn't scary and shockingly lound.

I like NON-mechanical releases, but that's not the topic of this thread.

Like I said, I wouldn't swear it under oath, but the T.R.U. Ball Sweet Spot II release (Ultra 4) seems quiet; the Jim Fletcher Jimi "T" release is no doubt the most quiet release I've used.

Yes I had it backwards. Sorry I must have switched the words around in my head.

Back a while I had a finger injury that forced me to use a Scott Little Goose release. I had to use a D loop on my string, but it shot really well. I also used it to harvest several deer that year. The bow I used it on was a 60" 52#@28" Meland Pronghorn TD longbow. Oh, and no noise issues...........Jim

My oldest son shot his WARF with a Cobra for quite some time. He injured his drawing hand and had to.

The bow after tuning was no more noisey then it is when he shoots it with fingers.

You guys use releases on recurves?

Have somebody else shoot it and listen from a distance, I think you'll find it's not as loud as you think. You also have to place your D-Loop differently than a compound, Joel Turner helped me set up my wife's bow a couple years ago when she was having problems with her hand, he tied the D-Loop in about where your middle finger would be on your string. It actually made the bow more forgiving of arrow spine.

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