I've come to the conclusion that I need to not shoot a bow for a few weeks. From the combination of sleeping in the wrong position, ignoring pain, and shooting my bow too much, I have damaged my shoulder. I have some serious irritation in the rotator cuff muscles in my left shoulder.
This seriously sucks. I've got a new Black Creek Banshee coming in a week or so, and all I'll be able to do is fondle it.
I've begun a regimen of icing, stretching, and advil, and I can already tell a difference, but I really need to not pull my bow for at least 3 weeks. I confess that this is going to be a tough 3 weeks. I'm considering having my wife hide all of my bowstrings to eliminate the temptation.
I'm still going to hunt, but I'm going to break out the firearms. I was planning on being bow only this year, but I'd rather not miss out on a good portion of the season. I've considered using my Ruger Bisley .45 LC. It's definitely more challenging than using a rifle.
Anyone else go through this? What did you do?