I don't really think draw length is an issue, might be a touch long, but not much. I think you have three issues to fix:

1) Grip, you are way to far into the hand, get the bow out between the thumb joint and first line on your palm, you are way to wrapped into the bow which will bring your forearm in.

2) elbow is facing the floor which rotates the forearm in. rotate your elbow out a bit

3) bow shoulder is up and hunched toward your body. Lower that shoulder, this will in effect push the bow away from you a bit (which is why I say draw length may not be to long). Look at your chin it is almost touching your shoulder. Draw a line, parallel to the floor from your left shoulder to your right shoulder, you will see they are not at the same level.

Fix those 3 and try again, if you still wack the arm, open your stance up a bit (drop your right foot back 6 inches away from parallel to the target line), this will open up your upper body creating a bigger angle between the bow and your arm. Not ideal for bone on bone alignment, but a quick fix.

Thanks guys. I'm going away for a couple days but will shoot again Saturday. I'll let ya know.

Just checked your pic. Draw length is too long. Shorten it up an inch and solve the problem.

I have not read all the posts, but I would also suggest getting an arm guard, especially while you are healing. You don't want to start any bad habits such as flinching from this accident.

I know that there's a lot of advice coming at you but here's something to try; hold your bow arm out in front of you, without the bow, as if you were going to take a shot. Relax the muscles in your arm (you should only feel tension in your shoulder) and look at how it is bent. That is how your arm should look at full draw. Relax your grip hand so that it is only held by the pressure of the bow pushing into either your palm (low grip) or the web of your thumb and forefinger (high grip), and let the bow fall out of your hand when it is fired (get a bow sling!) The key is to get as much tension out of the system as possible. Oh! and get an armguard, you'll need it to keep your jacket out of the way when the weather cools down anyway.

If I look strictly at the photo.....I guess it appears that the draw length is too long.....but here's a photo of me (29" DL)....and I'd say looks were deceiving. I've got a fair amount of elbow bend.....and I've never struck my arm with the string (though it appears as though my arm is pretty straight in the photo).

Jeff




(Oh yeah....if you'll notice....That's when I still had the WB on my bow. After I blew it up I could tell. Also....the ruffled vanes would have been a dead giveaway!)