nailing my wrist

pj starrett · 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?

ishiwannabe · 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.

jim ratcliff · 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

pj starrett · 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

mike hall · November 20, 2009, 03:43:00 PM

seems like most on my longbows are happy around 7 to 7 1/2 brace............

AkDan · November 20, 2009, 03:44:00 PM

yup bh and also try bending your elbow just a skosh

pj starrett · November 20, 2009, 04:24:00 PM

its a straight handle

JRY309 · November 20, 2009, 04:31:00 PM

Yes I agree your brace height is too low and also do you have tight nocks?

WESTBROOK · 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

pj starrett · 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.

Gray Buffalo · 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"

pj starrett · November 20, 2009, 06:56:00 PM

thought it was a hoyt with a neet name on it?

vermonster13 · November 20, 2009, 06:58:00 PM

Hoyt and Sky were one and the same at one time PJ.

pj starrett · November 21, 2009, 09:22:00 PM

well im an idiot lol