Pain in the elbow?

[Gtownviking]

Been shooting in my backyard a lot lately and I have noticed that the day after, my left elbow (left hand holds the bow, right hand draws back) hurts...like I have hyper extended it or something.  Just last night I was shooting with my son and it started hurting right away and it hurt every time I released the bow.  Anyone else have this issue or have dealt with it?

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Jake.

[JRY309]

I always say go see your doctor and get an expert opinion.An elbow brace usally helps.I had some elbow pain a few years ago,my doctor say I had tennis elbow and recommended an elbow brace.I then looked up on the net for Physical Therapy exercises to help.I did the exercises,used the brace when shooting,and ice and rest.After a couple months it cleared up,and I didn't get any shots.But see your doctor.

[ckanous]

Been having same problem, gonna lay off the shootin everyday for a little bit. Season opened yesterday anyway gotta be in the woods so maybe I won't be hammering arrows in the target quite as much. Good luck with your elbow!!

[Gordon Jabben]

Jake, a little over a year ago I had something pop in my elbow after shooting too much.  I would take it easy for a few days.  I wasn't able to shoot after the elbow injury for a month or so.  Then I had to go to a lighter bow for awhile.  It took about eight months to get back to normal.

[Gene Hall]

Same thing for me.   I've had tendonitis in both elbows. A cortisone shot worked great for me.  A couple days after the shot I was good as I was when I was a kid. I had my first shot when I was 58.  Worked great for me.

[TLANE]

I feel your pain!  I recently acquired a Super Shrew that is about 5 lbs heavier than what I was used to and as much as I love this bow it hurts my elbow every time I shoot it.  My girlfriend is a PTA and she says it is tennis elbow and suggested I go get a brace and ice my elbow after I shoot.  I think it was due to the extra weight and the different style grip but nonetheless it hurts.  Not bad pain, just a little!  Hope we both get over this soon...it's too close to deer season now!

[Hawkeye]

If you want to see if you could improve things for you, you might Google "Tyler Twist."  This is a simple physical therapy exercise developed by a doctor for tennis elbow that helped me get over a year's worth of pain.

It uses a little rubber bar for the exercise that I bought for $15 on Amazon.

May not be the answer for you, but I'm really glad I tripped across it...

[Tree Rat]

I had a similar issue a five or six years ago.  Diagnosed as tennis elbow. I told the doc to stop swearing....

Anywho. The real cure for me beyond rest and ibuprofen was to increase my arrow weight. At the time I was shooting 8-9 gpp going for speed. While the bow didn't feel "shocky" apparently my elbow was getting beat up on every shot. Raised my gpp to 10-11 and I have not had an issue since.