Arm slap??

houdini · 03-26-2004, 05:22 AM

I have been shooting for a number of years. Started with a Martin shot it for about 6 yrs and bought another bow a couple of years ago. Right off the bat it slaped my arm, never had that happen to me before. I learned to torq it a little to pervent it. Okay when I had bought the arm slaper I loaned my old Martin to a friend and he has been shooting it for a couple of years. Okay here is the kicker I bought a LX a few months ago and decided to keep the slapper for back up bow. Well the same friend informed me he was going on a hog hunt in deep Texas so I loaned him my backup bow which is a lot more hunter friendly. You guessed it. I called him up to see how he liked the bow and he informed me his arm was black & blue.
So what is it? riser design or what?

Roseaukaine · 03-26-2004, 05:27 AM

What is the brace height? Seems to me that this could be one possible cause - especially if it is around 6" or so.

mrfritz44 · 03-26-2004, 05:33 AM

Drawlength too long maybe? I know a 1/2" made a world of difference for me.

houdini · 03-26-2004, 07:37 AM

The BH is 6-3/4 and all three bows have the same draw length. I'm not sure what Marks draw length is but the Martin & slapper is the same length. Thanks for the suggestions.

Bob H in NH · 03-26-2004, 07:39 AM

Have you measured the draw length? Just cause they say they are the same doesn't mean they are. Miss-labelled or string/cable movement could make the draw lengths different.

Try shortening the slapper a bit and see. If this doesn't work, try opening up your
stance a bit.

--Bob

polack · 03-26-2004, 05:18 PM

Yeh my Mathews Q2 was supposed to be 27" but the actual was 27 3/4", that can make a world of difference on whether you are slapped or not.
Polack

Stump Shooter · 03-26-2004, 05:30 PM

I once got an arm slap from the back half of gold tip arrow that blew up on me. I got a welt on my arm the size of an orange. Front half of the arrow ended up in the target. I watched my arm swell up all the way to the ER where it finally stopped. My arm was purple, blue, red and green from fingertip to forearm for a month.

Never accidentally shoot an arrow that you just hit with a broadhead because your wife was nagging you while your trying to shoot in the backyard.

robinhood11x · 03-29-2004, 08:00 AM

Your draw length is to long 100% guarenty.shortin with a draw module.most shooters shoot to long a draw length.you loose some speed but you won't slap the arm.