So I was shooting yesterday and in the process I hurt my shoulder to where its really sore today. I know exactly when and what I did, but can't figure out what was improper about my form. I know I was getting a little tired was around 40 shots with my 50# recurve and my arrow flight was starting to get erratic. So my next few shots I drew my bow back and when I released my bow arm jerked really bad to where my arrow missed the 2d target completely at 15 yards. Next shot same thing except I at least hit the target way forward. I quit there because I could now feel the shoulder pain.
Anyone experience this? Was I over drawing you think to compensate for the arrow flight or could I have been plucking the string so bad that it threw my bow arm off which in return hurt my shoulder upon release? I am not sure, but I really don't want to do this again. Any form advice much appreciated.
It would be hard to say without seeing a video. Could you be letting the bow shoulder ride up towards your jaw? As some start to fatigue, they let that shoulder roll up and that is a VERY weak position and places the shoulder joint in a "bad place."
This is just a guess, need to see. Rest that shoulder until it doesn't hurt anymore BEFORE you shoot again then get a video done. If it doesn't recover is a decent amount of time see a Dr!!
I AM NOT a DR. but it sounds a little like an impingement.
Arne
Will do, wife is a therapist at our local hospital. Her best guess is muscle and not a joint issue. She told me if it was dislocated she would be able to lift it more than a certain point.
Resting will be easy enough taking the kids camping for 4 days tomorrow. Thanks for your help.
My shoulder has been OOC for a few weeks now. :(
Hopefully, if I take it easy, I'll be able to draw a bow before the season ends. :banghead:
You could have gotten tired, attempted to rip it back to a complete full draw, and, in the process, overdrawn the bow and rapidly sunk forward and completly collasped at release, causing the bow arm to jerk wildly. When I was trying to increase my draw length once upon a time, I continually suffered this malady; I was drawing back so far that I literally ran out of expansion. I had no place to go, in terms of rotation, and could only sink forward, which I did, a lot, resulting in bad releases and my bow arm flailing left or jerking right. It also played hell with my nose. Thanks to Arne, I have accepted that my natural rotation into anchor is what it is, and I'll live with that draw length, as it results in accurate shots, albeit less velocity.