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Title: nailing my wrist
Post by: pj starrett on November 20, 2009, 02:15:00 PM
shootin my new to me longbow today for first time and that thing is slapping piss out of my wrist, no matter how I hold it.  is that a brace height issue?
Title: Re: nailing my wrist
Post by: ishiwannabe on November 20, 2009, 02:30:00 PM
Sounds like the BH might be too low? I know when my wrist gets hit, the first thing I do is check the BH.
Title: Re: nailing my wrist
Post by: jim ratcliff on November 20, 2009, 02:47:00 PM
BRACE HEIGHT!!! when i got my long bow it beat me up pretty good, was excited and just had to shoot it and it bit me.
start twisting the string and check with the manufacturer for what they recomend. good luck  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: nailing my wrist
Post by: pj starrett on November 20, 2009, 03:38:00 PM
its a neet navajo, i just started shooting longbow,today as a matter of fact, and i thought it was low, measured from back of handle and it was 5" twisted string down to where its now at 6" gonna shoot this evening before dark
Title: Re: nailing my wrist
Post by: mike hall on November 20, 2009, 03:43:00 PM
seems like most on my longbows are happy around 7 to 7 1/2 brace............
Title: Re: nailing my wrist
Post by: AkDan on November 20, 2009, 03:44:00 PM
yup bh and also try bending your elbow just a skosh
Title: Re: nailing my wrist
Post by: pj starrett on November 20, 2009, 04:24:00 PM
its a straight handle
Title: Re: nailing my wrist
Post by: JRY309 on November 20, 2009, 04:31:00 PM
Yes I agree your brace height is too low and also do you have tight nocks?
Title: Re: nailing my wrist
Post by: WESTBROOK on November 20, 2009, 05:25:00 PM
Hill style LB's work well down around 6.5, the R/D's like it up around 7-7.5

Eric
Title: Re: nailing my wrist
Post by: pj starrett on November 20, 2009, 06:25:00 PM
i took it out to 6.25 and it quit hitting it, got quieter and quit jumping in my hand.  shot 6 arrows and had 3 in same hole and one now has no nock.
Title: Re: nailing my wrist
Post by: Gray Buffalo on November 20, 2009, 06:50:00 PM
It's a SKY with a Neet name on it. BH should be 7" to 7 1/2"
Title: Re: nailing my wrist
Post by: pj starrett on November 20, 2009, 06:56:00 PM
thought it was a hoyt with a neet name on it?
Title: Re: nailing my wrist
Post by: vermonster13 on November 20, 2009, 06:58:00 PM
Hoyt and Sky were one and the same at one time PJ.
Title: Re: nailing my wrist
Post by: pj starrett on November 21, 2009, 09:22:00 PM
well im an idiot lol