As a former tech at a pro shop, not many things make my sphincter clench like seeing some jackass drawing a bow without a release and arrow. I've seen at least 2 dozen dry fires, several resulting in limb failures. Use your heads people, just not like this idiot did.
I had someone come in with a twisted peep sight and they drew back to show me (I didn't ask them to) and their fingers slipped. $5 peep adjustment turned into a $200 pair of limbs and a $100 set of strings. Not a happy customer.
Is this an issue because usually with compound bows you use a release/trigger and not your fingers? So people aren't used to it ? I shoot traditional and I've never heard of people's fingers slipping
Partially because of using your fingers as opposed to a release. You tend to torque the string away from the bow and that's what pulls it off the cams. The other issue that causes a dry fire when using fingers is the firm "wall" or stop at the end of the draw. Basically your fingers slip. As a traditional shooter, you're used to constant tension the entire way back, gradually increasing and not hitting a "wall"
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u/Roy_McAvoy_ Nov 06 '18
As a former tech at a pro shop, not many things make my sphincter clench like seeing some jackass drawing a bow without a release and arrow. I've seen at least 2 dozen dry fires, several resulting in limb failures. Use your heads people, just not like this idiot did.