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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: nhbuck1 on September 02, 2016, 01:29:00 PM
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ok so i have been going out and shooting my broadheads lately at first everything seems to be flying fine down the middle, then i develop string slap, something in my grip is changing and i dont know what, i go to wrap only one finger around the riser/ grip the other fingers on the side and this goes away anyone know whats going on, sounds like heeling the bow? its a bob lee exotic recurve
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Has your brace height dropped? I know increasing my brace height has helped me. Had to do this recently with my mohawk longbow.
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nope brace height is the same
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Heeling bow or collapsing with fatigue.
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Or, overextending your bow arm. Also, could be not ENOUGH hand on the bow. Too loose a grip. and the bow can torque sometimes, Need not be a lot, but you still need to do your part in keeping the bow still.
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When I feel I am holding the bow I just wrap my index finger around the grip till it touches my thumb. I let the bow grip rest on my "lifeline" in my hand. My other fingers do not touch the bow.
You might try a wrist strap. That way you could have a loose grip and not torque the bow and not worry about dropping your bow
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how do ou over extend your bow arm? what can prevent this?
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If you are on your lifeline you are to far on the grip .
Try an imaginary line splitting halfyway between your lifeline and your thumb second joint . Right down the middle of the palm pad at the base of the thumb .
Now don't apply to much pressure on the palm but kinda put the pressure on the web of the thumb but don't push your hand out flat .
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Make it a practice to rotate your bow arm elbow 45°clockwise at full draw.
It feels unnatural but clears your arm and wrist of string slap and prevents the bow arm from collapsing.
I learned this because our archery coach in college would jab me with an arrow in the shoulder if I forgot when shooting target archery in practice.
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Get your arm and hand in the correct position,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWSXWKuENDI