Our first real go at a snatch recovery

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I am now getting Pi55ed off! I go to club and buy towbar fitting with Bow shackle especially for Snatch Recoveries, and am being told to avoid shackles all together. After it being said on here at earlier times and threads Rated Bow shacles ok in recovery. Have good Snatch strap and have only been advised to use one dampner although have heard to use two before. Recovery points, hooks are really confuseing me now!

No wonder people are getting killed?! We are getting to much conflicting advice on what's right and wrong in recoveries, between our clubs, training days, and forums, not to mention suppliers. Lets get a standard agreed to.

I know, I'm getting a little bit lost too mate but it does come down peoples own opinions, etc.

Timbo, IMHO I don't think there is any severe danger with a shackle whatsover, it would just be if the shackle broke then you have a deadly metal object coming towards the other vehicle. I have never seen a rated shackle break. Ive seen one bend but not ever break.