An archery release including a release head, a wrist strap, a flexible connector between the head and strap, and a mounting base including a fastener that at least partially pierces the flexible connector and/or compresses the flexible connector against the mounting base to secure the flexible connector in a fixed position relative to the wrist strap. The mounting base and fastener facilitate secure adjustment of the length of the flexible connector between the wrist strap and the release head to thereby fit the stature of the archer. An archery release also is provided including a release head having a trigger stop post disposed in a trigger well and configured to impair or arrest movement of the trigger without the trigger engaging the material of the head.

An archery release including a release body, a wrist strap and a rigid length adjuster which enables multiple levels of adjustment to the distance between the wrist strap and the release body. The adjuster can be rotatable about two axes perpendicular to one another. The adjuster can include a connector that fixes the rotational orientation or the adjuster about the first axis. The adjuster can be rotated from an extended mode to a storage mode about the second axis. The adjuster can be further rotated about the first axis to engage an exterior contour of the adjuster against a ring associate with the wrist strap. This in turn arrests movement of the adjuster relative to the ring and strap, so the release body is in a stowed position proximate the wrist strap when the archery release is not in use. A method also is provided for operating an archery release.

An archery release is provided in the form of a back tension archery release having at least one of a micro adjustable moon pawl, a locking axle pin and/or a solid handle. The micro adjustable moon pawl can define detents or recesses. A fastener joined with an arm of the release can have an end that selectively engages a particular detent and prevents rotation of the pawl to thereby set a release point of the release. The locking axle pin can be an axle with first and second ends and a threaded intermediate portion that engages threaded holes in an arm of the release to secure the arms a fixed distance from one another, while the ends can allow the hood to freely rotate about them. The solid handle can extend between an archer's digits, and can be void of any internal holes therein.

An archery hook engager includes, in an embodiment, a first portion defining a first opening configured to receive a pivot member of an archery release device. The archery release device has a body, a carriage, and a hook pivotally coupled to the carriage. The pivot member is coupled to the carriage. The archery hook engager also includes a second portion configured to define a second opening that has an opening dimension. The second opening is configured to receive a stopper that is coupled to the body. The stopper includes a stopper dimension. There is difference between the opening dimension and the stopper dimension that results in a gap between the second portion and the stopper. Furthermore, the archery hook engager includes a hook interface portion configured to be engaged with a hook engagement portion of the hook.

A crossbow with built in electric cocking preferably includes a motor, a drive device, a pair of carriage drive shafts and a pair of string carriages. The motor preferably includes a gearbox with an output shaft. The drive device includes a support frame and a drive shaft rotatably retained in the support frame. A drive gear is retained on one end of the drive shaft. An opposing end of the drive shaft is connected the output shaft. First and second carriage drive shafts each include a threaded drive shaft and a carriage drive gear retained on one end of the threaded drive shaft. The drive gear drives the carriage drive gear. First and second string carriages each include a string catch and a threaded tap. The threaded tap is sized to threadably receive the threaded drive shaft.

An archery training method includes measuring a load applied to a bow hand holding a bow or applied to a release hand drawing a bow string of the bow, the measuring being performed while the bow string is drawn to a cocked positioned for firing an arrow; comparing through a computer processor the measured load to a predetermined value; and activating an output device to generate a notice based on the comparison between the measured load and the predetermined value.

Provided is a crossbow cocking system comprising a sled, an elongated cocking cable, a first handle, and a second handle. The sled may have a first side having a first bowstring retainer, a first arm having a first set of handle engagement features adapted for engagement with a first handle, and a first pulley rotatably engaged with the first arm; and a second side having a second bowstring retainer, and a second arm having a second set of handle engagement features adapted for engagement with a second handle, a second pulley rotatably engaged with the second arm. The first and the second handle may each be engaged to the elongated cocking cable, and be ergonomically adapted to permit an associated user to operate the each handle during a cocking operation with a hand in a vertical hand position.

An archery release device and method are described herein. The archery release device, in an embodiment, includes a body and an extension. The extension is configured to be pivotally coupled to the body. A portion of the body is configured to be inserted into the extension. To secure the extension in a desired position relative to the body, a portion of the extension is configured to flex in response to a securement force.

An inline thumb push release adapted to pull a bowstring of an archery bow by a user gripping the inline thumb push release and release the bow string to shoot an arrow by movement of a thumb of user. The inline thumb push release having a grip adapted to fit a hand of a user; a bowstring catch attached to the grip, the bowstring catch including a catch tip adapted to hold on to the bowstring during pulling by the user; and a thumb rest attached to the grip and connected to the bowstring catch such that the user gripping the grip and pulling back on the grip to pull back the bowstring being held by the catch tip can release the bowstring from the catch tip by pushing the thumb rest with the thumb while continuing to grip the grip in a pulling motion.

In some embodiments, a trigger mechanism comprises a trigger and a latch. The trigger comprises a body, a bearing and a roller. The roller is arranged to rotate with respect to the body. The body supports the bearing and the bearing supports the roller. The roller comprises a trigger sear. The latch comprises a latch sear that is arranged to contact the trigger sear.