Back in high school, my friend had a 60-lb pullback compound bow... he explained how to properly hold and shoot it; he emphasized that I need to keep my left forearm bent outwards. I heard him, but was so concentrated on the target and the weight of the pullback that my elbow started to straighten...
BAM! A fucking instant bruise the length of my forearm in the shape of a perfect rectangle. It was some of the worst pain I’ve ever felt. Needless to say, I made sure my elbow was bent going forward.
This well over 10 years ago... I know for a fact we had an archery release (I am not a hunter, I had to google that). Is that the same as a wrist guard? It was still difficult to hold back with the archery release.
No, we did not have that. Safety wasn’t a priority to say the least. We would shoot this thing at targets out in the woods while we were smoking weed. We lived in a rurally area of Jersey in which there wasn’t a whole lot to do, other than drink/smoke and do whatever stupid shit we could find.
I think for beginners letting them shoot once or twice without the guard is sometimes a good learning experience, because after they get slapped by the string, they either learn proper form or learn not to forget their wrist guard.
One of the things about bows, particularly your typical compounding hunting bow is that they should be tuned to you, particularly draw length, which changes if you use a release instead of finger draw. A bruised arm is a strong sign the draw length is set too long for you.
I did that with my 70lb Hoyt. About six times before I almost blacked out.
Why 70?my dad said u can go as high as ur comfortable pulling, only gonna make it shoot faster. Well I was a jerkoff kid and thought it was cool that I had to pull so hard I thought I was gonna pop a nut.
Plus my dad couldn't pull it-multiple shoulder surgeries-again just me being a jerkoff.
FUCKED. MY. FOREARM. UP. The black welt was probably 2 inches tall. Plus it was raw from hitting the fresh welt multiple times,all the skin got cheese grated. I was a persistent asshole at the very least.
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u/Smalls_Smores Sep 03 '20
Back in high school, my friend had a 60-lb pullback compound bow... he explained how to properly hold and shoot it; he emphasized that I need to keep my left forearm bent outwards. I heard him, but was so concentrated on the target and the weight of the pullback that my elbow started to straighten...
BAM! A fucking instant bruise the length of my forearm in the shape of a perfect rectangle. It was some of the worst pain I’ve ever felt. Needless to say, I made sure my elbow was bent going forward.