i will agree dudley has some good info but he is also trying to sell his products and the products people sponsor him with... not saying they are bad products he seems to do very well with them and can shoot very long distances accurately... IMO the guy from stan's picture was doing more than just torquing his string wrong with his release, he also has too much face pressure... but if he consistently does that every time he will shoot accurately... so as was mentioned shoot what feels comfortable but you have to remember to be able to repeat what you do every time... as for what release, i shoot the scott little goose, also have the mongoose and micro goose... all 3 are very similar caliper release, only 1 side moves on them all, little goose springs open, mongoose springs closed, and micro is just like the little goose except its on a strap instead of a post... I have shot thumb releases and did not care for them, I would like to get one of dudleys back tension releases and try it but the price keeps holding me back (because it is not fishing gear and I have priorities)