I manage to do it every once and awhile after 50 - 60 straight shots. I get a little tired and torque the bow. First time i did it my arm looked the same way, I now loooove my arm guard.

Yeah, but.....

- I bet it really quieted the bowstring...

- Did you hit what you were aiming at?

- Did it affect arrow speed?

- Were you using feathers? vanes? carbon or aluminum arrows?



Sorry to see the results of your painful experience. I have been there myself a time or two.

Being tired doesn't really matter if your form is good. Field shooters have to shoot 150+ arrows in a tournament and I know a lot of them who don't use armguards and never hit their arms.

IMPO, you need form lessons. Probably moreso in the grip. Most of my customers never wear an arm guard unless they're wearing heavy clothing for hunting.

Good luck.

Ouch! Been there, done that. Swamp, the bruised area appears to be low on your forearm. If so, that tends to indicate that your bow arm is over-extended or your grip was wrong, or both.

I do not advocate the cocked bow arm. I know that this particular method cropped up sometime in the last several years, but never made sense to me. Having a bent arm makes for an unstable bow arm, puts stress on the arm/grip to maintain the bent arm against the force of a heavy draw, and the shooter will have the tendency to throw the bow forward upon release.

Frank

Proably could not hear the string from the screaming

Geez, I've never used an arm-guard and never had a problem. Looks like a painful one

No Ausie, I wasn't screaming like a school girl! Just a few out of character obscenities!!!!!!!!!!! Good thing my kids weren't around.

And yes, that was the quietest shot I will ever take!

Ouch!!!

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