What is a Recurve Bow Clicker?

A recurve bow clicker is a small piece of archery gear that lets you know when you’ve reached full draw for your draw length.

They get their name because they make a small click when you reach full draw.

There are a few different styles of clickers for different styles of bows like modern recurves or traditional recurves, but they all have the same function.

Why are recurve bow clickers important?

No matter what type of bow you’re shooting, the most important thing to being accurate is consistency.

One of the most difficult things about shooting a recurve compared to a compound bow is there’s nothing to stop you from drawing the bow back too far.

On a compound bow, there’s a back wall that makes sure you’re drawing the same length every single time.

With a recurve you can draw you can keep drawing past your draw length, making you shoot less accurately.

A clicker lets you know when you’re reached your draw length, so you can draw to the same spot every time.

It might seem like a simple thing to draw to the same length every time, but

If you don’t have a clicker when you go to the archery range, your first dozen or so shots, you’ll tend to draw further than your “true” draw length…

Then you’ll shoot some groups where you’re stopping right in your sweet spot…

And after a while you start getting tired and slowly but surely, your draw gets shorter and shorter.

All of that leads to inconsistent shooting and without a clicker to let you know if you’re truly drawing to full draw, most archers end up in a bit of a guessing game trying to figure out why they aren’t shooting consistent groups.

How to use a recurve bow clicker?

A recurve bow clicker is simple to use once it’s set up and adjusted to your draw length.

All you do is draw your bow and stop your draw when the clicker makes a noise!

Setting up a recurve bow clicker

For how easy a recurve clicker is to use, it’s notably more difficult to set up.

Here’s a couple of videos on how to set up recurve clickers depending on if you’re using a traditional recurve or a modern recurve.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEcv3zzuINs