Clicker (archery)
A clicker ( English clicker ) is a mechanical device to a sheet . It signals to the archer that the bowstring has reached a previously determined extension length with a click. Maintaining a constant extension length is crucial for the exact repetition of the shot setup and thus for vertical accuracy in archery. The clicker supports the automation of the shot process through acoustic conditioning .
Using the clicker
The clicker is just before the arrow rest on the middle part of the bow mounted and adjusted to the individual extension length of the shooter. The archer pulls the bow just before the final draw length, aims at the target and then pulls the remaining 1–2 mm until the clicker slides off the arrowhead and hits the bow. The shooter triggers the shot based on the “click” sound. The prerequisite for using a clicker are arrow lengths that are matched to the length of the shooter's extension. Clickers can also be adjusted in the millimeter range: This allows you to react to constant headwinds, for example.
Construction
There are different types of clickers. Some consist of a metal / carbon strip, others of a magnet that hits an iron rod.
literature
- Oliver Haidn, Jürgen Weineck, Veronika Haidn-Tschalova: Optimal archery: Training and movement science basics . Spitta Verlag, 2010, ISBN 978-3-938509-74-6
- Johann Krost: Archery from 0 to 1300. Self-published, 2005, ISBN 3-00-000024-0
- John C. Williams : Textbook of Archery. Weinmann, 2010, ISBN 978-3-87892-050-2
Web links
- The clicker (private website)
- The clicker (explanation as video)
- The clicker, functionality, attempt to create a model (private website)