Whereas my new bow shoots like a Demon, it is just beating me to death! I was shooting a recurve, but my new one is a longbow. I wonder if I have some serious adjusting to do? Or should I just get a good bracer and call it good?

I have already developed a flinch so bad I can't even hit my block at 20 yds!

Help me....

Jeff

Hi Jeff,

Are you shooting a longbow, a selfbow?
What is your actual brace height?

F-Manny

Get a bracer. My forearm had a pretty bruise on it after the Sweat from shooting Mark Hornes Hope and Bob Walkers Shawnee. I shoot without one with my recurve. Must be a grip thing?

You mean you are getting thumped by the string? If so you are most likely straight arming the bow and even more likely if you were a compound shooter in the recent past. You can get away with that with a recurve due to there usually having a longer brace height. A longbow requires a little bend in the elbow in a lot of cases.

Manny, it's a 68" Hickory selfbow and the brace height is 7 1/4".

BigRon-----I can certainly feel the pain! LOL

Jeff

Vermonster----heck ya the string, and thumped is an understatement. It tore the hide off in one case!

Jeff

Armguard and as David said, bend at the elbow slightly this will cause your forearm to roll outward. Shawn

That should cure it for you.

Of course, after the galding of my arm, idiot me says "gimmee another arrow!"  

I hardly ever where an armguard when not wearing a coat. I had a nock break on me shooting one of my Swan's last fall and had a 6" bruise for a week and I don't ever get bruises.

Jeffery,

Vermonster13 is right on the money, brace height is ample at 7 1/4"
Follow the good advises here and you will be fine.


F-Manny

Ouch! vermonster, thats where I'm at right now. I have been wearing this bruise around for goin on a week and a half.

I appreciate you guys! Thanks. The TradGangers are some downright good folk, thats all there is to it.

Jeff

yeah bro dont be a hero get an armguard LOL!!!!

And also shooting LB's straight up and down. Will have that effect, make a fist,straight up and down now rotate like you are going to cant your bow. SEE what your forearms does? Nicely rolls out of the way SOMEWHAT! At least the tendermeat! Oh yeah get a arm guard.

                   Brent

I do shoot at a cant......thats whats weirding me out. Maybe my being built like Popeye doesn't help.

Jeff

I resemble that remark. Could very well be that you are torqueing the bow when you shoot.

? Torqueing?

Turning the riser a little in your grip.

Ahhh, that makes a lot of sense. I'll have to try something different when it gets light again.

Jeff

yo bro egg thats not a good look to torq the bow it will slap you every time.