Well I suppose that's fine for an example but in reality that's just a guess. My buddy is 2" shorter than I am and figuring both our Draw lengths by our actual wing span measurement, he shoots a 29" draw and I shoot a 28.5" draw.

It's usually takes some really bad form to get your arm in the way if you are shooting a draw length a little short. Hence like Rob I tend to round down not up. As your Draw length gets to long you have less and less room for form error before you get slapped

I hunt with a 28" draw because in hunting situations and positions you can get in. I find it much easier to repeat my form when the bow is just a tad shorter on draw length.

It's definitely a different game than towing a line at a paper or foam target!

Dan

I'm with the "Sounds like a form issue" group, especially if it doesn't start occurring until you've been shooting a while.

1) Are you shooting with an open hand style grip??? If you're choking the grip, you're putting your forearm right in the line of fire, and with a shortbraceheight bow like that it's even more profound than if you were shooting something like a Tomkat before that had an 8+ inch braceheight.

2) You may also be a little overdrawn as far as DL. I'm about the same height as you, but I have really broad shoulders which helps me sneak into that 29 - 29.5 DL without too much problem, but my little bro is 6'4" and a 30" is a hair too long for him!!! Don't make too much sense, but that's just the way it goes sometimes.

Make sure you are not LOCKING your elbowout, check your grip again (hold your bow with your thumb and forefinger making a "C," allowing the bow only to contact the soft part of the palm aligned with your thumb.

thanx`s for all the advise guys. me and a shooting buddy spent some time at the range looking at grip and form and so forth when he commented on the fact that my left arm was drawn very far back. we both thought ok DL to long till i had a good look at my release (scott lobster claw). the metal bar securing the webbing to the wrist stap had in fact slipped (stripped thread) so i was drawing my left arm back way to far and it seems i was "opening up" to compensate for that hence the string slap. what surprized me was the fact that i never noticed it. i know it does not affect the draw lenth of the bow at but it just goes to show. small thing`s can make a big difference.

You are correct. It doesn't change the draw length of the bow, but it does, as you say, make you open up. Just makes you stretch out too much. I hope this is all the problem was.