sick of the pain!!!!!!

[bow hunterkid23]

#7341

im gonna come out and say that i bought a “Bow of the Nagonene” because it was in my price range and im happy with it. except for one thing…..
the string hits my arm like a ufc fighter.
ive gone through 2 arm guards already and its gotten to the point where i have to put a folded up rag in between my arm and the arm guard 👿
im just sick of the swollen wrists…
any pointers?
thanks for reading
-matt

[Bender]

#60884

When gripping the bow make sure you don’t have too much of your hand into the grip. The centerline of the grip should be slightly towards the thumb side of the lifeline crease in your palm.
Grip the bow, not too tight, don’t throttle it, with your draw hand grab the string like you’re going to draw, but just apply a little tension to hold things still, then rotate your bow arm elbow a little away from the string, gets the inside of your forearm away the path of the string, then you can complete the draw.
Check the bow’s brace height. I don’t know what type of sting comes with that bow but it is possible that the brace height is too low.
Open up your stance a little. When addressing the target like you’re going to shoot, if an imaginary line were drawn across the front of your toes and that line went straight to the target that is a “square” stance. If the rear most foot is a little behind that imaginary line, that is a “closed” stance. If the rear foot is forward that is an “open” stance. Move that rear ward foot a little so your whole body rotates to face more towards the target. Just a little! We’re talking like move that foot only about an inch.

[tom-wisconsin]

#60935

I agree with everything Bender said. Keep reading these threads and do search on tuning. The bow should have instructions regarding brace ht. Welcome to the site

[bow hunterkid23]

#60989

it came with a flemish string. but im having some trouble on increasing my brace height. correct me if im wrong..
but i unstring my bow…and twist the string (as to tighten it) and count the number of twists and make sure there the same on both upper and lower limb?

[Cottonwood]

#61087

I have a selfbow myself, and the bow lets me know when I am incorrect in my hold. The string will end up under the front of the arm guard with a sting to my wrist. I then go back to step 1# as stated above, and don’t get hit with the string.

I feel your pain, but sure do love shooting my selfbow, as its something I refinished from what was called a junker wall hanger.

[Hiram]

#61449

Whats the brace height? Take a pic of you at full draw and post.

[Patrick]

#61637

bow hunterkid23 wrote: it came with a flemish string. but im having some trouble on increasing my brace height. correct me if im wrong..
but i unstring my bow…and twist the string (as to tighten it) and count the number of twists and make sure there the same on both upper and lower limb?

No, you don’t need to twist both ends. Twisting one end will do the trick. Based on my experience, I’d be willing to bet you need a higher brace height (more twists in the string).

[bow hunterkid23]

#61949

Hiram wrote: Whats the brace height? Take a pic of you at full draw and post.

i dont know if this is good enough…?

[William Warren]

#25443

Higher brace height. 8 – 10 inches and make sure your wrist is straight, aligned with your index finger. Try holding your bow with just the thumb and index finger. This will minimize torque in the bow hand. And as the others said opening up your stance a litle.

Duncan

[MontanaFord]

#26456

I agree…less full hand “grip”, rotate your elbow on your bow arm out, more open stance, higher brace height…Best of luck. Brace height is the distance from the string to the deepest part of the grip on your bow. Most bows (I think?) are designed to be somewhere around 8″, but every bow has its sweet spot. Find this spot, and you’ll get better accuracy, less “wrist slapping”, and also a quieter shooting bow. Think of your bow as an old school marm. When you don’t do something right, she slaps your wrist with the string.

Michael.

[Patrick]

#26535

I’ll give a slightly different opinion:
I think it’s ENTIRELY the brace height. I can’t imagine a bow with the correct brace height slapping your arm that hard even if your stance isn’t “open” enough. A more open stance should be optional, and based on your shooting style preference, not out of fear of amputation.

[MontanaFord]

#26592

Ahhh, heck, Patrick, let’s just get the battle axe out and get on with the amputation!!! HAHAHA!!!! Should we get the blade white-hot in a fire so it cauterizes as it cuts? :twisted::twisted:

And yes, it very well could be directly related to brace height, but I found when I adjusted my grip style and rolled my elbow out, I no longer had problems with my forearm missing layers of skin….lol

Michael.

[MOUNTAINSLICKER]

#30208

Matt, I agree with whats been said, however it looks like in the pix that your bowarm elbow is facing straight down 6:00 position. That puts a lot of arm near the string. Both Howard Hill and G. Fred say to hold the bow like a suitcase. Start by putting the bow down to your side and pretending it is a heavy suitcase. See how the elbow is direcly away from your body. Without changing anything bring your bow up to shooting position. See how the elbow is now at 9:00. Lot less meat is on the string side of the bow arm now. Hope you can understand what I am trying to say and it helps. Pain may be weakness leaving the body but pain over and over means something is wrong.

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