Hitting forearm while shooting? please help!
 

Thought I would take a few practice shots today and I am hitting my forearm with the string every time I shoot.[:@] I have never done this before and cant seem to quit doing it now. I wouldn' t woory but its affecting my accuracy somewhat. Suggestions please, I,m going to the woods tonite and my forearm can' t take this abuse much longer.

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Man I am not sure what you are doing different, but you have subconsicially (sp) changed your form! Take your time and make sure you are gripping your bow correctly, you are anchoring in the same spot, and your bow arm is right. The whole problem is form.

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Usually when someone is hitting their arm it' s an indication that 1, the draw length is too long and 2, form.

If your just starting this now, sounds like it' s a form problem....the best advice I can give is reavaluate your form or have a friend watch you as you shoot, it could simply be stance, open it up a smidge.

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Shorten your draw.

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Working hard on it. Just kind of ticking it lightly now but OWWWIIIEEE!

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I agree with Taz.... Somehow your positioning got changed. Is your wrist on your bow hand bend slightly or is it straight? I remember the one time my form wasn' t right and I didn' t realize it. Thwaaaaack!!!! My right hand forearm (I' m a lefty shooter) got a nice 4" strawberry going down it! [:o] I learned very quickly not to do that again!

Butch

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Read this off the tech forum. It may help




http://forum.hunting.net/asppg/tm.as...mode=1&smode=1

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I started the exact same thing a couple months ago. I always just knicked my forearm. There is a very easy way to fix this. Take your left hand and stick it straight our make sure it is perpindicular to the ground. Turn it about 25 degrees to the right you should grip your bow like this and it will move your forearm away from the bow string. If you are a lefty switch the lefts and rights around.

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Another trick that worked for me, was not to extend my arm to where it is close to or locks out, but keep it bent at about a 15 deg angle. This kept the meat of my forearm further away from the string and actually makes it easier to hold longer.

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this is what i found out i was doing at one time--when i drew back my release arm was not straight back,it was of to the side a little when i released causing my bow to torque with the string hitting my arm.just something to think about if you feel your bow hand is consistant.

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I' ve had the same problem since going to a D-Loop and a different release. This changed my draw length and anchor point. I' m also going to have to change something to prevent arm slap.[:' (]
I shot a doe last weekend while wearing a wrist guard. Well when the string hit the guard it sounded like a 22 going off. I did get the deer though. Just didn' t like the sound.

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Alot of the time is your grip on the bow, and the draw leagth. You want to be on the meaty part of you thumb. Not over the life line. That is too deep. Also with the loop thing, You very well might have to shorten your draw about 1/2- 3/4" . It is always better to be alittle short the too long.

James D.

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A couple people have mentioned it but you folks with this problem seem to think you can alter your form to make it work. Your shot, grip, and form for the most part should be natural. If you' re having to go through all kinds of gyrations to get off a shot.... it' ll never happen automatically in a tree when you need it to. The basic problem with 99 percent of the people that have this problem is DRAW LENGTH. Someone mentioned adding a loop. This can change your drawlength. You either have to shorten it or your release or something. Most of you probably have bows with a wall or draw stop. IF you have to straighten your arm and lock your elbow to get there... it' s to long. You shouldn' t have to turn so your arm and shoulders are parallel to the line of the target. Your body should be at an angel. It' s draw length ---draw length-- draw length. I don' t care if you' ve always had this length draw. Heck, I shot the wrong draw length for 30 years until Len got a hold of me. It was odd to change but in no time it was all natural.

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I didn' t hit my arm today with a brand new bow. Although I was reminded to keep my left elbow bent, for that very reason. They also said if I was so worried about it to open up that way my body position was still good but i didn' t have to worry about the string.....so check form and don' t wrap the bow around your chest.

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Did you, by chance, think to check the brace height and axle to axle length on your bow before getting all flustered? Your bow' s rigging has probably got so much creep in it that it' s all loose, the brace height is lower than it should be and the string is whipping way too far forward on the shot, snapping your wrist when it didn' t do it before.

You probably don' t need to do anything more exotic than twisting up your string and cable(s) and getting things back to spec.

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Hey... what does an old " Stickbow" shooter know about compounds.;):D He could be right too.[:o]

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davidmil, this old stickbow shooter has been swapping back and forth between wheels and sticks for the past 25 years. I' ve accidently learned a thing or two in that time. ;)

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I never would have guessed.:D;)