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String slapping lip?
« on: March 22, 2015, 05:25:00 PM »
I've been slapping my lip upon release. The area being rubbed is just in front of the corner of my mouth. Any ideas?  

Here are my shooting particulars: I shoot three under with fixed crawl. Tab shooter w/ middle finger at corner of the mouth. My alignment is good and when I execute the shot sequence well, there are no left/ right arrows.

Offline Brock

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Re: String slapping lip?
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2015, 05:28:00 PM »
I think you are turning your head into the string too much rather than holding head still and pulling string to your anchor...you are trying to "help" your anchor by turning head toward where you are pulling string.  Hence it slapping lip...  I did it a few years ago for a while when I was working back into a bow after a bad shoulder separation.

I am sure someone will say I am full of crap...but my opinion.  Hope you find cause and solution.
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Re: String slapping lip?
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2015, 05:35:00 PM »
Thanks, Brock!

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Re: String slapping lip?
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2015, 10:59:00 AM »
The only thing I would add is to check your tab to make sure that is not slapping your mouth. I had to trim mine back quite a bit before it quit biting me.
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Re: String slapping lip?
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2015, 06:12:00 PM »
I was going to suggest tab size too. I took a couple shots the other night using my sons large tab and it slapped the crap out of me.
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Re: String slapping lip?
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2015, 08:35:00 PM »
Thanks, guys!

Offline Robert Armstrong

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Re: String slapping lip?
« Reply #6 on: March 28, 2015, 01:41:00 PM »
Got a new tab and after shooting a dozen arrows ha a fat lip. Trimed the tab and problem solved.

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Re: String slapping lip?
« Reply #7 on: May 01, 2015, 02:45:00 PM »
Are you shooting right handed, but are left-eye dominant? Could be turning your head into your string hand slightly to get your dominant left eye in better position.

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Re: String slapping lip?
« Reply #8 on: May 01, 2015, 06:29:00 PM »
I have been slapped both by the tab and by turning my face into the string. Trim the tab and work on form, and the problem will go away.
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Re: String slapping lip?
« Reply #9 on: May 01, 2015, 08:22:00 PM »
I shoot right handed, left eye dominant. I close my left eye, so I don't have issues. I have trimmed my tab and worked on form. Currently, I'm shooting string walking system. I like it very much, but can't seem to correct the slap. The only thing I've found that works is moving my actor from the corner of my mouth to my eye tooth. Problem solved!

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Re: String slapping lip?
« Reply #10 on: May 01, 2015, 08:23:00 PM »
Ive also tried closing my stance, opening my stance and neither worked.

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