bow slap?

[mec lineman]

BEEN SHOOTING RECURVES FOR YEARS,JUST GOT A NEW A&H ACS LONGBOW.SHOT IT TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME AND EITHER THE STRING OR MY FEATHERS ARE RUBBING MY HAND IN THE MEATY PART OF MY HAND BETWEEN MY THUMB AND POINTER FINGER.IT ENDED UP BREAKING THE SKIN. SHOOTING MY RECURVE ARROWS COCK FEATHER UP.ENJOYED MY NEW BOW EXCEPT FOR THIS ,ANY SUGGESTIONS?

[Larry247]

You may try and build the shelf up some...

[stevewills]

if your right handed you may try left wing or vice versa

[Stumpkiller]

How would the string rub your hand?  Shouldn't get within 6" of your bow-hand.  What brace height are you using?

Try shooting cock-feather pointing away from the riser (or wear a glove).

[mec lineman]

my brace height is around 7". It has to be the feathers hitting them.i'll try rotating my cock feather.my main question, is this common with longbows?I know my hand is closer to the arrow than with my recurves,but the feathers hitting my bow hand has got to effect arrow flight

[Storkfish1]

I was just getting ready to post a very similar question. New bow has a smaller shelf so I've been getting scraped along my index finger on my left hand as the arrow comes across when shooting cock-feather in. Actually had a piece of red feather go UNDER the skin earlier. Hurt like the dickens.  Switching to CFO made that go away but I'm seeing my arrow kick out a little more as it leaves the shelf. Still getting ood tight groupings at 15 to 20 yards though.

[bobman]

I've shot my longbow about a million times and never had that happen.

[Mitch-In-NJ]

I have had that happen with arrows that are not spined properly.

Even if the two bows are the same weight at your draw, the differences in bows, including centercut, can make the arrow fly differently.

[Larry247]

I had a JT#44 Mag that would do that when i shot it, (The feathers would hit my hand).

I tried turning the feathers, but finally i built the shelf up and fixed the problem...

[xtrema312]

I have had it a couple times on other people’s bows I was shooting.  Once I think it was spine.  The other time I am sure it was nock height.  You can get away with this stuff with a big old shelf that will bounce the arrow or a high one that will keep the issue above your hand.  A narrow shelf can let the arrow flex around it without a hit.  That is something I like because it is more forgiving like an elevated rest sort of unless your hand is real close to the arrow.