String slap

[TooManyHobbies]

A few days ago I put hush puppy puffs on my LB. Before I put them on, the string would occasionally hit my wrist where the X is. Now it consistently hits where the bruise is.

   

Can anyone explain why? As far as I can tell, I haven't changed my draw or release (maybe wrong). But, it's only been since I put the silencers on.

[Bjorn]

Looks to me as though you may have changed your grip or locked your elbow. Maybe the bow got too quiet?  

[TooManyHobbies]

Maybe the bow got too quiet?  

This could be true. Shooting the first few arrows was really weird with almost no noise.

[Jake Scott]

Don't know how you set your bow arm, but this is Terry's form clock, and it has become the foundation of how I shoot.

 

Notice how there is a slight bend in the bow arm?  This allows for a good solid bow arm, while keeping the forearm out of harms way from the string.  Perhaps the form gurus will chime in, but that is my two cents worth.  Hope it helped.

Jake

[Uncle Buck]

first off get an arm guard, once you start to anticipate your accuracy will suffer.

[adudeuknow]

my bow only comes in contact with my thumb and pointer finger....the other 3 may as well be cut off. i have trained myself to have that slight bend with my elbow facing out a bit. have never had the string touch my arm since.

i still wear a guard because you never know when you may experience bad form. i have had my share of welts on my forearm and they hurt like hell.

[TooManyHobbies]

Originally posted by Uncle Buck:
first off get an arm guard, once you start to anticipate your accuracy will suffer.

I have one, but don't wear it with bare arms. It will certainly solve the bruise problem, but I don't want the string slapping that either. I've never really had the problem before.
I may be gripping the bow too much, I'll try to do what adude does.
Jake, thanks for the clock.

[Jake Scott]

A deep grip often leads to arm slap.  I like a deep grip, but you have to throw that slight bend in there. It will feel strange at first, but it won't take long.

Jake

[ranger 3]

Arm guard PERIOD.

[Tedd]

Your string is heavier. Its going to change something.
You might need some brace height. And a different string material maybe.

[Jake Scott]

I agree with the other guys about an arm guard.  That however is a bandaid fix, in my opinion.  The problem is in the form.  Fix the form and the problem goes away, and you can wear an armguard for safekeeping.

Jake

[Austin Brown]

Originally posted by Tedd:
Your string is heavier. Its going to change something.
You might need some brace height. And a different string material maybe.

What he said.  I ran in to the same thing on a bow when I tried a d97 string on a bow I had been using Ultracam on.  Had to raise brace height a 1/4" to stop slap.  Then the arrows I wanted to shoot wanted to shoot wouldn't.  Anytime you change anything on the string you may have to retune.