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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?
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Sorry to see the results of your painful experience. I have been there myself a time or two.
- 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?
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Sorry to see the results of your painful experience. I have been there myself a time or two.
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#13
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Baltimore Maryland USA
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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.
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.
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Illinois
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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.
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.
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Proably could not hear the string from the screaming
No Ausie, I wasn't screaming like a school girl!
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And yes, that was the quietest shot I will ever take!