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Old 09-24-2013 | 08:54 AM
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Default Here's how to stop the bowstring from hitting your arm

I made a video explaining how to stop it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yYev-3is54
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Old 09-24-2013 | 09:18 AM
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you have too long of a draw or are not holding it properly...plain and simple...
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Old 09-24-2013 | 11:10 AM
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Hold the bow correctly and you wont ever have the problem. Just saying
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Old 09-24-2013 | 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Wilcam47
you have too long of a draw or are not holding it properly...plain and simple...
Couldn't agree more. If you're unable to correct the problem, an armguard is the ticket.
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Old 09-24-2013 | 09:34 PM
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Couldn't agree more. If you're unable to correct the problem, an armguard is the ticket.
Ive only hit my arm once and it was because the draw was too long...Ive since corrected that and haven't hit my arm since...

have you tried the trufire 360 release?
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Old 09-25-2013 | 04:29 AM
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Correct draw length is the key. Learning to cock that elbow just a bit is strange and awkward but after a bow shop guy instructed me to do that my shooting became more consistent and have never struck my arm with the string again. It becomes a steady pressure that you can actually feel when your form is perfect.
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Old 09-25-2013 | 06:50 AM
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Don't straighten your arm let be loose but not to loose
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Old 10-03-2013 | 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Wilcam47
you have too long of a draw or are not holding it properly...plain and simple...
This. A death grip on the bow is not good for accuracy due to torqueing the bow, but form and proper draw length will eliminate wrist slap.
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