Archery Tips | String Slap (or "Ouch! Why Did I Hit Myself?")

[@bertyjustice4424]

Excellent tips thanks from a archer that has a permanent bruised arm

[@stephaniemaris4878]

Berty Justice How many likes can I give this comment? People always ask if I'm being abused, and I'm like "Yeah, by my bow." 😒😅

[@aimarlangley4156]

we have something common

[@Hirsutecyclist]

My compound gives me hickies when I am tired. It loves me.

[@davidbeaulieu4815]

@@Hirsutecyclist comedy gold

[@sky9897]

I just returned from a year long break and in the first week I slapped myself badly. Arm rotation, fatigue and closes stance... gotta catch 'em all

[@jason23miller]

This guy is great. Very clear explanations.

[@MotoCampAdventure]

Your channel alone is improving my archery game dramatically. Thank you NUSensei!

[@Huntingslife1]

I’ve been an archer my whole life and just found your channel. Great content every tip is on the mark. Wish I had a show like yours when I started shooting! Cheers

[@bjdog42]

Hit your arm a few times with a fast compound & you'll either straighten up your form or develop a flinch. They can get nasty. I often don't use an arm guard during practice because it keeps me honest; a slap lets me know my form is breaking down. Slap can also affect accuracy especially with a release tuned compound. When I hunt, I always use a guard if only to keep my sleeve out of the string. I've never really had any formal training so I learned by watching others & trying different things & using what worked. Thanks to some of your videos I can see I'm mostly on the right track.

[@carbonatom6838]

I just discovered your channel and I'm considering getting into archery. I like how easy to understand you are and I thank you for such useful advice.

[@stewiegriffin5139]

So. Did you get into it?

[@Chief2Moon]

Stewie Griffin If he did, now he knows how much fun archery is

[@frollard]

Went for the first time to a real range today... I hit my elbow, aft forearm, wrist forearm, and wrist. ...I kept moving the tiny guard to the new spot where I'd get hit only to adjust my posture more or less each time finding a new place to get hurt. Great advice. Hopefully I can remember most of it for next time.

[@austintaylor7117]

frollard if you change your front foot in standing position point front toes out at like a 45 degree angle toward the target

[@JacksonYuuki]

So..if you're a masochist, you don't need an arm guard, right?

[@teguhrahatprabowo9497]

Was thinking the same thing

[@roterplisskyhortyn7133]

I mean unless you want a hard on at competition

[@SonicAndTailsHD]

can confirm, no arm guard needed. Just makes archery more fun tbh

[@umbrieliya7867]

... arm guard? The last time I had one the string went underneath my arm guard and I bled 😂😂

[@verymelee9115]

Shit I can't get one and my whole arm is bruised from practice

[@melabbott1894]

I hadn't shot a bow since I was 10 until last weekend. My forearm was so bruised it was pathetic. I immediately went outside to shoot after watching this making the adjustments shown. Not only did I not hit my forearm once, my accuracy was drastically improved. Thank you.

[@rofferdal]

Thank you for a very clear explanation of different string slaps. I had a new bow, and after an hour of shooting I started to notice string slap at my wrist. I thought fatigue lead to worse form, and tried to focus better, but it didn't help. There was, of course the natural explanation: Brace height. Since this was a new bow, the string stretched and as I measured the brace height when arriving back home, I found it had shrunk to less than 6.5". No wonder it slapped. Thank you for clearing that up. As I am a beginner, I thought my arm guard was placed wrong, but that didn't make sense either, since no picture online showed an arm guard placed in that location.

[@candiedragon]

This is the video I had hoped to find! Don't ridicule me, but I spontaneously purchased a youth/beginner bow from Sports Authority close down sale. It's called the Tribe Game Hunter youth bow. I always held an interest in archery since my class was introduced to archery back in high school. I figured I would just start somewhere small to beat up with learning before I made a commitment to a serious purchase. I've been watching a bunch of recurve bow form tutorials trying to learn the exact form that I had long since forgotten from the archery course in high school. Today was just a huge mess, I got bruises all along my arm from string slaps, on top of stabbing my left palm deeply close to where I would hold the bow. The only time being a leftie shooter has been a blessing. Next weekend when I get my days off I'm going to apply key points I've reviewed in many videos regarding recurve bow form. You have many helpful videos so they're mostly taken from your teachings, I'm really glad at how detailed you are with every aspect of archery and bows. I just wanted to rant my life story and express my gratitude. Aloha & Mahalo from Hawai'i!!

[@williambarnes274]

The info is truly appreciated. I've enjoyed archery for nearly 30 years. In February of this year I was diagnosed with Non Hodgkins Lymphoma. I had to have a port put in my chest. I've only recently finished my 6, 5 day inpatient chemotherapy sessions. Making last weekend my first time stringing my bow since last years archery season. This was due to not wanting to put extra pressure on the port in my right chest during my chemo sessions. On my first draw and release I snapped my elbow. This was honestly the first time I can ever remember hitting my elbow. I've snapped my forearm countless times in nearly 30 years. I continued shooting, as I was out with my sons. But it wasn't until I watched your video that realised what my mistake was at first. The fear of damaging my port causes me to drop my right shoulder in attempts to relinquish the tension in my right pectoral area. However, when I had realised there was no intense pressure on said muscle group. I continued without issue. Basically relying on muscle memory, and re-realizing its the muscles of my back doing the work.

[@T3t4nu5]

I'm an RN and was once made to take a piss test at work because I had bruises corresponding to a vein on my arm from stringslap. The tests were clean, but it was still enough of a humiliation than I went out and bought a leather protector.

[@sleepymayfly6266]

Been 14 years since I last shot a bow but I still remember how bad this hurt... Turned my whole forearm red, and raised the skin where the string made contact. It was awful. Also... I think you just solved my previous problem. I just held my hand out and turned my elbow like you said, and this is an unfamiliar posture to me. I don't think I've ever held my arm this way before while shooting. That might explain it. Glad I found your channel, you have reignited my younger interest in dabbling with bows. I might even take it back up again. If I do, this channel will be a valuable resource. Cheers.

[@stanleywhite7448]

Just found this channel yesterday 6-25-19 and have learned more in the 2 videos I have watched then any thing else I have seen or read.

[@social3ngin33rin]

One of the most painful things to experience as far as non-bleeding skin injuries :( I always keep my extended arm slightly bent and never experienced it again :D

[@JoeSaundersYippieKiYay]

Thanks for your video. I actually experienced the wrist slap you mention towards the end of your video. I saw another archer put twists in the lower side of the string and I tried that today at the range to experiment. In over a year of shooting I had never caught my wrist like I did today. I suspected that was the cause because it is the one thing I changed in my routine and you confirmed it. By twisting the string I altered the brace height and caught my wrist and have a nice welt to show for my trouble. Thanks for confirming it for me.

[@Eltrafix]

Hi NUSensei, thanks for these videos. I just started doing archery in a local archery club and I've experienced it as amazing. I always wanted to do it and after another course and a few of your videos finally caused me to give in. Thanks for all the advice, heheh, I just had my second lesson, everything went amazing except for two draws where I forgot to turn my elbow twice, which caused a bruise on the side of my elbow. Again, thanks for the videos, I already had a little head start during the first lesson, and I'm excited for the next archery related videos :) Greetings!

[@dannenoob]

Thank you so much! I overbowed with a 45# longbow just for fun but since it was more fun than I originally thought it to be I stopped shooting my recurve and made the switch. I can draw the bow just fine now but it is still a heavy bow. Lately I have been shooting awful and I couldn't figure out why. But now I know thanks to you. I had been leaning back without thinking about it which made me pluck the string, shoot high, slap my wrist and sometimes completely miss the target. Thank you for helping me fix my mistake.

[@MonarchsFactory]

Alright, TableTop supporter! Nice. :)

[@mst2203]

Best traditionally geared bow channel on KZbin.

[@brunabriesch4644]

i just got a arch and slap myself a lot! and did a lot of mistakes like aim to high. So thank you so much! your videos are awesome! you are the best archery sensei!

[@theGlimmerMan15]

Thanks for the tips! I took up archery because of your videos. It would be great if you could post more videos about fundamentals in shooting form. Thanks again and keep doing what your doing!

[@NUSensei]

Working on that. They take a significant amount of effort and time to put together.

[@EZCarnivore]

I've found a lot of improvement with string slap when I switched to an open stance, along with a lot of improvement with my aiming. Definitely a great tip. Thanks NUSensei for another great video =3

[@Hirsutecyclist]

=3 ? Not

[@mikeycleworth5082]

Another awesome video. Thanks so much. I'm a novice archer and find your videos really helpful. I got hit on my elbow after the first few shots of my bow. It did leave nasty bruising but nothing that would put me off archery. Thanks again.

[@zachklopfleisch8501]

Thanks for the video! I've been practicing for a few months and still hit myself somewhat regularly. I'll have to recheck my grip, it's likely too deep, and try opening my stance. I'd done kyudo for years before trying a recurve, and while some things translate well (Back straight, no Herculese draws); some things are completely different (I still catch myself trying to nock the arrow on the wrong side of the bow); and some things are deceptively close but subtly different. The bow hand grip is one of those things. In kyudo, the bow rests in the joint between your thumb and index finger, and the force runs through your thumb towards the target. That position is really close to what you want on a recurve, after all the point is to transfer the weight of the bow to your arm bones, but just enough different to cause problems. This will be a good reminder to adjust my grip so the weight of the bow transfers through the thick part at the base of my thumb. I'm guessing adjusting the grip size will make hand placement much easier?

[@runecreed2265]

Thank you so much for such a clear and precise video - VERY well done, very informative and to-the-point! You have my admiration.

[@slaintestephanie3753]

This video is brilliant and explains everything I've been wondering about. Getting my form down is where I'm at right now, and I have a big problem with string slap. I thought it was just something I would have to deal with!

[@vieuxacadian9455]

Great subject , thanks . Howard Hill shot with a bent elbow . Greatest archer that ever lived .

[@swagpoppa]

I think a brace height around the mid-wrist is correct for most traditional longbows. For recurve, what you're saying makes sense.

[@jarrodschmidt384]

Great video man, thanks for the tips. String slaps suck.

[@peenusweenus3169]

im not even that into archery bit this guys content is so good i just want to keep watching his videos

[@themermaidcrafter6640]

I got a wicked bruise today, right at my elbow bend...learned several things....one elbow rotation, two left eye dominant shooting right handed ( I am a ambidextrous) switched to left hand bow and rotated elbow...didn’t hit myself again! I shot both compound and recurve, loved recurve!

[@PhillyChease81]

Love your style Nu. Very good info. I didn’t even know my elbow articulated like that.

[@scaniadave]

Another informative video which has given me a good understanding on how I can improve my form. Many thanks.

[@DrunkScout]

Thank you for this. I had one of those right on my elbow. Hit a vein and BOOM had an instant golf ball and scary bruise lol. That's how I knew I was gonna enjoy this....also that I was gonna start wearing my arm guard.

[@pfalky2k]

many many thanks for this vid. my bow-arm position was always a straight arm, but my left hand held (loosely) on the riser straight to it, handle down my palm AROUND the heel of my thumb (if that makes sense). tried the grip with the hand slightly angled so the handle rested ON the heel of my thumb. much easier (& felt far more natural) to the elbow rotation. you're a gentleman & a scholar & (as the saying goes where I'm from) I'd smoke & drink with you any day ;) lol

[@shroomshady27]

My arm, near my elbow naturally sticks out further than most people's when I straighten my arm out. The first time I shot a bow, I annihilated my forearm just below my elbow. Now I just attach my arm gaurd further back so that it covers my arm from my elbow down past the middle of my forearm. I've never once had the bowstring hit anywhere near my wrist so having my wrist area exposed isn't an issue. Thanks for the video man. -

[@jesuslovesbass3944]

Ok, regarding elbow rotation. What I know about archery you can put in a micro-thimble, but, I do know something about human anatomy. The human elbow cannot be rotated medially or laterally without rotating the shoulder. It is anatomically impossible. The 3 bones that make up the elbow joint (distal humerus, proximal radius and ulna) create a "hinge" joint. As the name implies, the joint operates like a hinge, just as you would find on a door. It can be swung open, or closed but it cannot be rotated on its axis. When you rotate your elbow, you are not rotating the elbow, but are in fact, rotating the humerus at the shoulder joint (ball in socket joint). That action rotates the entire arm. The radius and ulna bones, which are the long bones in your forearm and make up the elbow at their proximal ends and the wrist at the distal ends, have a minimal degree of rotation provided by the wrist. The only effect on the radius and ulna when the wrist is rotated, is a crossing of the radius, over the top of the ulna, at mid-shaft, however, this movement does not rotate the elbow. When you demonstrate rotating the elbow, put your Right hand on your shoulder and then conduct the movement. You will feel the humerus rotating as you conduct the maneuver. Have a blessed day.

[@potate123]

Shot for the time two days ago, The inside of my elbow is blue right now ahaha. Not quitting though! I'm trying to to fix my stance mostly my elbow position (really difficult to tilt it horizontally). Thanks for the advice !!

[@reelfishing002]

Oh I’ve been here ! Was too impatient and didn’t have the correct form ! It left a LARGE bruise and blood spot (meaning it was way worst then a regular bruise)

[@allmachtsdaggl5109]

Too bad i discovered this older vid so late. Had not been following you back then. The last time i tried archery i hit myself badly on the ellbow, just the way you described. But now i know what i did right. Next year i will do some courses at the nearby bowyard. Unfornuately they were all full for this year. Your videos were the reason for me to want to start archery :)

[@n3rdstrength]

Man this helped me a lot, I'd been using my palm to push the bow forward and was having issues rotating my elbow. Once I started using the web of my hand instead it changed my shot entirely, way better grouping now.

[@amitray6614]

Really great video, you explain the points very well. Thanks for taking the time to make such informative videos.

[@abandonedhope2606]

ive decided to subscribe, this is how youtube vid should be, no bs, str8 to point. raw.

[@Nacrolize]

and NOW i find out about the elbow :D found out the hard way, good to know that i was my mistake, and my bow tought me the rough way how to hold it. Thank you NuSensei. :)

[@MrRay645]

Great video, couldn’t figure out why my wife was hitting her arm guard so much, good elbow rotation decent grip..... after 20+ shots or so she was getting a little fatigued and doing the lean back draw and the forearm slaps would start. I was focused on her grip, shoulder and elbow and didn’t notice

[@BDC1605]

thanks nusensi your videos are very informative keep them up thanks again y'all keep shooting safe

[@driftingpotato]

Though I knew I should push the bow rather than hold the bow, my palm still overlaps with the bow grip too much. V shape bow hand form helps me most! Thanks man!

[@chrislawrence7922]

I really enjoy this guy. His videos are helpful and full of valuable knowledge. That being said, some of these pronunciations are hilarious. Skeletal was way off lol. One of his other videos about buying a bow alluminum was became an alien sounding metal. Alu-mini-um lol. Obviously I'm just playing. Love the videos man.

[@NUSensei]

Aluminium is how it is spelled and said outside of the US.

[@chrislawrence7922]

@@NUSensei I know. We do everything a bit different and often pointlessly. I was just messing around lol. Really though, great videos man. I appreciate them and you. I was quite the proficient self taught Archer as a child. That was decades ago and I've found your content very helpful in picking it back up and ironing out old flaws in my technique. Flaws bound to happen from an 8 yr old teaching themselves and never having access to someone with your knowledge.

[@galinda91]

So glad to finds this video as I am just starting out and I am also a fellow Tabletop Season 3 supporter.

[@mhbeh738]

Great Video good Sir! Love the way of your explanations and your amazing contributions to Archery through KZbin. Great analysis into such a small matter of wrists slaps in Archery. Archery is an art whereby the tiniest details sometimes represent a profound meaning. Thank you and keep up the amazing work !

[@TheOwenValentine]

Excellent! Had 4-5 inch long nasty looking bruise at an archery lesson-4 yrs ago! Been wondering why ever since...👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@PeterB_California]

Great set of videos my friend! Well done.

[@thomasschober5546]

Excellent information. Thank you for the compilation.

[@WesLott3rd]

I never see a compound bow user with an arm guard. Why? I have a PSE BM32, set at 72 pounds, with a 6 inch brace height. 74 f to f. 74/2.5 = 29.6. On this bow, it will do 29.5, but a 29 DL suits me best. I shoot with a relaxed elbow (straight but not locked) pointing to the left and my two bottom fingers touching my palm. My wrist is straight. This is very similar to your style. I shoot daily. I can feel the string come close on rare occasions, but it never gets my arm. You almost always have a traditional archery slant to your videos, but most everything you say holds true for the compound bow users also. Great videos, Thanks.

[@huonjohnson2651]

I am compound shooter and I use a leather arm guard

[@joshuajackson7555]

I use an arm guard as well.... Doesn't matter if I'm target shooting, hunting etc.... Especially hunting if I am wearing a jacket, I put the arm guard over my sleeve to keep it from getting caught up in the string. They are like $10 and on the off chance you hit yourself, you don't cut your jacket or bruise your arm. It is also nice for climbing through the hills to rest my arm on sharp rocks without being uncomfortable. So don't try to be tough with your 72lb weight. I CAN easily shoot a 70lb bow. I hunt with 60lbs and regularly bring home the game. Got a Cow Elk in Williams, AZ at 45yds. A few Coues in Southern Arizona near Tombstone at 10-30yds. Some Javelina 10-30yds. If you understand what I'm getting at is..... You don't need 70+lbs... you need to improve your hunting ability to get closer to the game.

[@dejan5692]

Ive shooting instinctive with Falco legend longbow (32.5# and 68") for a last few months (Also have with Samick Polaris 30# 70" for a last 7 years bear bow). Falco It is a very light bow - 0.600 kg, and my Samick is 1.250 kg. Another cause of getting hit by a string is moving your forearm in left during release or plucking the string on release. I had first problem on first training session with a new bow - it is a way lighter then Samick Polaris. But i ve used to it very fast :D

[@safwanmohammed7715]

Informative and good explanation. Should try this fixes next time

[@bear9115]

Good advise, clearly presented. Thank you, young man.

[@nanno26]

great video, recently took up archery and string slap to the elbow is a big problem for me, left me with a golf ball size welt on my elbow joint at it was painful as hell😣. the tips in here are really gonna help🙂. thx nu 👍.. oh and the table top t shirt was a bonus

[@tylarmorehead7381]

I was wondering how i was getting slapped right below my thumb. Thanks for the tips.

[@citroenboter]

Not me watching this only now, after looking like I had a fight with a gator last night. Luckily the instructor gave me some good tips. Practicing the rotation of my elbow is gonna help a lot

[@johnjriggsarchery2457]

I recently discovered your videos and I really enjoy watching and learning. I come from another World.. Primitive archery, instinctive shooting, hunting... But I find your World of competition shooting and techniques fascinating. Just as a matter of comparison, and not to cloud the issue: What you talk about is correct for your archery, on this side of the fence, some bows (like the sinew backed gull wing horse bow I'm currently working on) are very stiff.. 60 plus pounds, have very low brace heights..about 4", and short unanchored draw lengths.. less than 22". The slap on the wrists with low braces are as much of a function or arrow mass: Low brace, make sure the arrow is heavy enough to slow the string. Hunting distances are rarely over 20 yards so the arrow can travel slower and the extra mass helps carry force for penetration. Any way, pardon my yapping, and thank you for making such fine videos.

[@SuzuChan666]

Thank you for the tips! I knew I had the elbow problem and the leaning problem but I never knew that leaning back could cause sting slap too! Always frustrated me because I focus a lot on the elbow problem and it still hit me sometimes. I'll take this into consideration next time I go shooting!

[@fakeAtlas6080]

skeleetal

[@MonkeyJedi99]

(/shrug) he's Australian, so...

[@legendaryt198]

I actually re-played it a couple times, I like how it sounded LOL

[@yugen]

skuleetul

[@Hercules1-v9m]

Leather arm guard. At least for me. I try to max my draw length every time so I hit my forearm every time. I am extremely stubborn so I don't plan on changing haha.

[@Chakratese]

Thanks for the tips, Sensei.

[@jimmacq8485]

There's one more cause, a second posture issue. Some people arch their back and raise their chest up, and that's practically a guaranteed arm-slap. The cure is to tuck the butt under, flatten the lower back, tighten the abdomen and pull the chest down, the way a boxer or wrestler does.

[@paulquiroz4070]

I guess now. Need to practice kore and try to apply these possible corrections... Thank you

[@7H3541N7]

Loving the TableTop shirt

[@SHOTGUN_530]

Your videos have been very helpful. Thank you!

[@Luke.Raistrick]

Hey i dunno if you will reply but i broke my left wrist and now i cant rotate my elbow is there a way around or will i have to switch arms?

[@thatrespectablehuman1884]

LukeR2002 arm guard

[@rafaelmontoya1454]

that respectablehuman you should always wear an armguard regardless of whether you're getting string slap or not

[@davejansen2492]

one time when i hit myself with the string my arm had a really big blue and purple spot and the spot was thick like hell, and i was ad the time already 3-4 years in archery, but that was only the one time that it was like that and now 8 years later and nothing that serious happen't anymore luckily

[@MaxClyde]

unbelievably great teaching

[@The_Bunny_King]

This video was very helpful thank you. its good to know all I need is a shorter string.

[@kevinredbearaddison4787]

I noticed being Southpaw (left-handed) holding the bow with my right slightly slanted ,and then pull back with my left hand. I know they have left hand side bows as well. But that's what I do on the standard right-handed bowm

[@johnowen8032]

Great work really enjoy your videos..can i ask where are you located please

[@RobotTechHead]

Thanks, I was wondering why I kept getting hit on the wrist. Will try it!

[@robinfielding9506]

I'm going to use a 50 pound I have a 40 compound I'm 230 pound gym rat I bench 300 and pull more with a barbell I can use the 120 dumbbells. But a bow is way different in pulling back. The arm is in a different place more of a rear delt and romboid spelling? And bicep. The slap I have had it makes you nervous. If I apply what you said I can make it automatic. Like lifting weights theirs body positions you get in to isolate parts your trying to hit. It becomes atomic thank you

[@Fenrrirr]

Im not an archer and i dont have a bow muy if i extend my arm my natural elbow position is the rotated outward one LOL, if i rotate it inward i feel werid

[@SandraOrtmann1976]

I consider an armguard as a quite useful item. Despite shooting for 4 years now, I am still using a rather long one. However, I have never seen the type you are describing as "fully covering your arm". What annoys me though is that there are no really good armguards for children with still thin arms. I think I will have to make one myself for her (no worries, I am well versed with leatherworks and crafting).

[@kevinlungay4724]

Thank you for sharing these tips! I'll keep all of those things in mind next time I'm shooting. Can you provide any advice on how to avoid string slaps on the bicep? I recently bought a 20# bow and experienced this. I've tried other bows in the past with varying weights and haven't had bicep slaps before. Thanks!

[@malinko35]

first day with my 40lb recurve and after about 100 shots i've got some battle scars. loving archery 💯🎸

[@m.k.2227]

right before i got my first own biw i always shot with right handed bows. at the shop i learned that i need a left handed one and therefore i had to relearn everything and thats why i always hit my elbow joint. about 30 times on the first day because i always held the bow the wrong way. my whole arm had all the colours of the rainbow for about a week! 😅 but i didnt back down, i knew what i did wrong and after some training i figuerd it out and i got the hang of it. yesterday i was at the range and trained on my own in about 150 shots not once did i hurt myself so im kinda relieved now

[@smittywerbenjagermanjenson8076]

I have a question, I dont really have a problem with string slap I wear a arm guard and I shoot pretty well but the only thing is the string hits my hand just below my thumb, it's not a good feeling I shoot a traditional bow so it has no real arrow rest but how do I hold it so it doesnt hit my hand it really ruins the experience

[@thedeicide]

I find your videos verry helpfull. Ive been shooting since end of october last year. First shooting without a sight and with 3 fingers under. Ocasionaly I would hit on the inside of my elbow. Recently I've been tought using a sight at the beginning I hit regurly on my forearm. But that was mostly because I used a club bow and it wasn't that nice of a bow. Since last thursday I've got my own boy (hoyt horizon pro) and since then no problem. (oh and today we did a match for fun (18 meters) I shot a 215 and a 195. (2x30 arrows)

[@pfalky2k]

nice bow. hope the shine stays for you. you'll make some piss-poor shots, you will most likely learn what profound frustration feels like. I'd say this. DO NOT let that discourage you. take it on the chin, & learn from it ;) when you come out the other side of it, you'll think to yourself, "AHH! THIS is how this thing works!" & after that, you won't et be a master, but the increase in skill & art comes MUCH easier ;) have yet to reach that point with the bow. am still grinding out the frustrations. but that was how it went when I was learning guitar, & I find MANY similarities with the learning & honing base talent into skill into art with both. nothing worthwhile comes easy. patience & perseverance are KEY to becoming adept at your chosen field ;) stick it out. it WILL be worth the pain ;)

[@JoLuffiroSauce]

Thanks for the tips. I finally got myself a bow to start shooting. the first time i shot at a range. no one tells me about the elbow situation and i ended up with a NASTY Bruise arm. lol. I was like. is this normal?

[@pfalky2k]

I did know an archer or two before I started to shoot, so heard of the dreaded "bow-slap". they called it worse than I found it, truth be told. still stings like a bitch when it happens lol. haven't had one in a while (touch wood) but I do try not to let complacency leave me with a bugger of a bruise half the length of my forearm ;)

[@JoLuffiroSauce]

HHAHA! I tried out the new bow at the range yesterday. only hit myself the first time i shot. after that. i avoided it pretty good. still think i need an arm guard of course. scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/251299_524569990910248_443624530_n.jpg?oh=bb3d8bfcb804c5dba4736cf5d93bbea0&oe=5567FD83

[@kronusexodues7283]

when you have bad form and therefore hit yourself, you should nonetheless protect yourself until you correct your form. to avoid bruises. because even if not dangerous, they hurt and take away from the fun.

[@dxdjoshua8799]

lolz thankyou for this vidio i got string slap up the wazoo but im gonna keep at it because archery is super fun i spent hours on the range without realizing it i will try to keep these tips in mind before i shoot again one thing i noticed was that the bow string would always catch my arm gaurd so after a while i just took it off after that i was more aware of the bend in my elbo but my groups went from streight up and down to flying so far left or right they would hit someone elses target also i dont know if this is related or not but one thing people kept mentioning to me was brace hight i tried to find a vidio on your channel but could not find one

[@ageofsempires2968]

Do you have any bow hunting experience? If so do you have any advise on making the transition from range archery to hunting?

[@spacyghost]

Tabletop! Thanks for the tips.

[@BovinaSancta79]

I have only been out to shoot with a proper bow once. I noticed that my elbow turns inwards as soon as I straighten my arm, which made me take one or two hits on my elbow, which wasn't too painful, but still hurt a bit. Adjusting that will take a little bit of time I guess Is that what you call double jointed? When I in a month or so buy my first bow, I'm probably gonna have to buy an armguard, whic at least will help with taking care of the hits I will (probably) take on the lower part of my arm. Which also happened a couple of times during this session.

[@kekc2181]

I personally use arm guard only with new bow/weight because first time I practice with it it is more likely to hit and when I am used to it I do not put arm guard. I think a video about proper progress in the weight of the draw will be useful because when i switched from 28 to 40 it was disaster for my body like for a week until i got used (it was also caused by cheap and uncomfortable riser that i changed as fast as possible, and it really worked well for me)

[@NUSensei]

Incidentally, I was thinking of doing a video on that topic.

[@MikeBrockington]

+tromb218 Going directly from 28# to 40# is WAY too big a jump.

[@WayneTheSeine]

Very good instruction. Now I know!

[@BTheBlindRef]

Ah string slap, my nemesis from boy scout camp from all those years ago! Loved archery. Didn't love the bruises.

[@fnaffan1559]

bjr1822 in my school we only have girl scouts not boy scouts

[@petercarmichael8535]

Nice video :) The only thing I am puzzled about is why you repeatedly slap your armguard when you shoot. Wouldn't it be better for the shot if you didn't hit your arm or arm guard at all?

[@alesha9744]

Today I’m trying out my first compound how it’s my 5th lesson and I’m so excited 😝

[@bigal25938]

Put on an arm guard and don’t think about it. Arm guard helps get off smoother shots when you wear heavy clothes while hunting too.

[@johnlaccohee-joslin2113]

He forgot to mention that there is a thing called curling round the bow. Usually caused by too high bow weight or when first steppingnup the poundage, The body tends to curve round the bow rather that being flat acroos the chest with the shoulders in line with one another, curling round the bow is just that , thevshoulder blades are by no means as closevtogether as they should be at the drawl, either reduce the bow weight or look at yourself in a mirror to see if the body is straight across the chest, comeing down in bow weightnis bybfar thevsafer.

[@richd5025]

It usually tells me I am getting tired and sloppy or not concentrating on what I am doing.