Patent ID: 8453632

Claim:
A method for operating an apparatus for drawing and firing an arrow from a bow, comprising: providing an apparatus including: a release aid having jaws adapted for selective engagement and disengagement of a bowstring or string loop attached to the bowstring, the release aid comprising a trigger mechanism operable to open and close the jaws; a head gear configured for attachment to the head of an archer; and a connection mechanism coupling the release aid to the head gear such that the archer may resist a tension in the bowstring with the headgear; donning the headgear on the archer such that the headgear encompasses and fits securely to the head of the archer and extends to the hack of the head of the archer; nocking the arrow into the bowstring of the bow; engaging the release aid with the bowstring of the bow; extending a forward arm of the archer to draw the bow, and resisting a tension in the bowstring with the head of the archer; and activating the jaws of the release aid to release the arrow from the bow.