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Started by Catskill Longbow, February 17, 2012, 10:06:00 PM

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Catskill Longbow

I don't wear an armguard and the string doesn't hit my arm.  Am I doing something wrong?

Killdeer

Of course you're doing something wrong!
You are a human, right?   :readit:  
And a guy?   :readit:    :readit:    
Well?   :saywhat:  


But we won't rat you out.   :campfire:  
Killdeer
Long, long afterward, in an oak I found the arrow, still unbroke;
And the song, from beginning to end, I found again in the heart of a friend.

~Longfellow

TGMM Family Of The Bow

Bjorn

If you are shooting a recurve it shouldn't  hit your arm unless you lock your elbow and are double jointed. If a longbow then you are shooting like me and yes, that's bad.

White Falcon

While holding your bow, tuist your bow elbo out away, this should help.
Note: your elbow won't twist unless it is holding something or resting on something!!

White Falcon

Yes Kelldeer, Men don't check their spelling before pulling the trigger!

Catskill Longbow

Ok Killy, I am human, but I'm not sure being a guy has anything to do with it. Strong words for someone slightly outnumbered here!  ;)  

On a more serious note I am shooting a recurve right now. If not hitting my arm is ok why do so many people wear armguards?

rastaman

To keep from hitting their arms...or to just look cool.    :wavey:
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Randy Keene
"Life is precious and so are you."  Marley Keene

guk

never wear one unless to keep heaver cloths out of the way

rastaman

Or seriously, sometimes to just keep your sleeve out of the way...
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Randy Keene
"Life is precious and so are you."  Marley Keene

trad_in_cali

One wears an armguard for the clothes, and for the OCCASIONAL time when you make a mistake and get hit by the string dead on, hurting like a mo.
Today I forgot mine and shot without it. No problem.

wildgame

I do the same unless Im wearing a heavy coat, hope we aint doing nothing wrong!
"go afield with good attitude,and with respect for the wildlife you hunt, and the forest and fields in which you walk" -Fred Bear

**DONOTDELETE**

You'll like this one Killy. my favorite arm guard for cold weather or while wearing rain gear is a knee high nylon stocking with the toe cut out.

My wife couldn't figure out how come one of her black ones always came up missing in the laundry till she saw it come out of my pack one day with the toe missing.   :bigsmyl:

battman

Glad she didn't find it before she saw hers were missing.

Uncle Buck

I always wear one, especialy in warm weather with bare arms. If the srting hits your arm just once, you will start fixating on it and maybe even anticipating it to the point of flinching. It has happened to me. I never hit my arm nowdays but I dont even think about it when I am wearing my armguard. It way be just mental but it works for me.

Stone Knife

QuoteOriginally posted by Catskill Longbow:
I don't wear an armguard and the string doesn't hit my arm.  Am I doing something wrong?
Your missing out on the fun of peeling off the first layer or two of skin   :saywhat:
Proverbs 12:27
The lazy do not roast any game,
but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.


John 14:6

Catskill Longbow

When hunting I am wearing wool and figured it would be quieter if the string hit my jacket rather than a hard piece of leather.

The fact that I don't need to wear one had me thinking I might be twisting the bow, keeping the string from hitting my arm.

I remember the welts from my compound days.

Austin

I didn't wear one until I had a knock blow up on one of my woodies. Left my arm purple from elbow to wrist. Now I always wear one on bare skin, don't with heavy clothing unless I feel it might be needed to hold back the cloth.
 If under normal circumstances the string hits my arm with my recurve, I am doing something horribly wrong.
Thunderhorn Coup Stick 60" 54@28
Brad Moore t/d recurve 62" 60@30

Night Wing

I don't wear an arm guard because the string never slaps my arm. Even with heavy clothes on, I don't wear an arm guard and the string still doesn't slap my clothes.

I attribute this to my bows which are cut 3/16' past center.

If I shoot a bow cut to center, the string does slap my arm.
Blacktail TD Recurve: 66", 42# @ 30". Arrow: 32", 2212. PW: 75 Grains. AW: 421 Grains. GPP: 10.02
Blacktail TD Recurve: 66", 37# @ 30". Arrow: 32", 2212. PW: 75 Grains. AW: 421 Grains. GPP: 11.37

mike g

You wear one to look cool..
You wear one to keep sleeve out of the way..
Every member here should wear a M.A.L. Armguard.
Sorry couldn't resist....
"TGMM Family of the Bow"

lpcjon2

QuoteOriginally posted by Catskill Longbow:

On a more serious note I am shooting a recurve right now. If not hitting my arm is ok why do so many people wear armguards?
Its cause they make you look buff in front of the ladies.   :saywhat:
Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they have ever made a
difference in the world, but the Marines don't have that problem.
—President Ronald Reagan


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