ORIGINAL: bigcountry
Well that stinks. I about did the same thing 5 year ago. I did my typical obsession where I was working to get a new bow tuned. And shot and shot for a few weeks, until my shoulder pulled. Doc said if I kept it up, I would have to move to a crossbow. Since then I try never shoot more than 50 arrows at a time.
I suffered a severe rotator cuff tear that had to be repaired by sugery. It didn't occur from shooting my bow but from an accident. After surgery, my arm was in a sling for ten weeks and I wasn't allowed to do anything at all with it. After that it was a long rehab, probably taking close to a year to get it back to about 95% of what it was before, at least by strength. However, I can't draw and hold the weight of my longbow. I can draw a 60 lb compound bow and did hunt with one for a while, just to keep in the woods, but have pretty much given that up because I just don't enjoy it that much.