String slap

[Biathlonman]

I'm curious if anyone can tell me why longbows slap me on the arm and recurves don't?  The grips may have something to do with it but the classic grip in my toelke recurve is VERY similar to the griffin I just got.  I'm thinking on a recurve the string is hitting the limb before it gets me where the longbow doesn't.  Anyone have opinions here?

[bulldog18]

Could it be longer brace height on the recurve.

[macbow]

The longer brace height on the recurve probably is the main difference.
I need the arm guard with the longbow mostly because I have a bad habit of turning the bow string in against my arm after the shot while it is still,vibrating.

[Biathlonman]

Both are.in the neighborhood of 7" so I doubt it, but maybe...

[Orion]

It's lower brace height and/or grip design/hand placement.

[The Vanilla Gorilla]

If I grip my longbows like I am gripping a recurve, I get slapped pretty bad.  

I grip longbows firmly.  With recurves, I cradle the grip between #1 and #2 fingers.

[njloco]

It's all in the grip, but they are still similar, I have noticed at my archery club, real good shooters don't need any armguards when shooting 3-D or paper targets, they do use them for hunting, just to make sure their clothing doesn't mess with the shot.

[Roger Norris]

I find a low brace height causes string slap more than anything else.

I can get away with no arm guard if I am shooting in short sleeves, but usually wear an armguard.

[Igor]

Are you shooting the same type of string and strand count on both bows?

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[Biggamefish]

I have had the same thing I started shooting recurves and never used an arm guard.  I had the option to by a reflex deflex long bow and boy does she slap my arm.  I started out thinking it was me but it is a shorter brace height.  I am stubborn and my arm took a beating before I got smart.  Just grad a good arm guard.  Happy Shooting

[Biathlonman]

Good info fellas. I'm like most of you all in that I wear and arm guard when hunting, but never have to when shooting a recurve in short sleeves.  I'll see if I can move the brace height up a little and see what happens.  I know how to cure it...put an arm guard on, just curious the why.