I'm new at bow hunting and i keep hiting my arm when i shoot. My bow has a 31 inch draw and i am left handed. What am i doing wrong?
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I'm new at bow hunting and i keep hiting my arm when i shoot. My bow has a 31 inch draw and i am left handed. What am i doing wr
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Oh my. I am only 5'10" but draw 32" because that is my correct draw length. I wear 36-37" sleeve length. The string catching your arm is due to the brace heigth of the bow and secondarily due to the position of your bow arm. My compound bow has a brace heigth of 8.25" and the string slapping my arm is not a problem even if my elbow is locked. My longbow has a brace heigth of 6.25" and if I do not remember to keep my elbow unlocked and slightly bent, I get a good slap. So I wear an arm guard when shooting the long bow. I use the arm guard when shooting the compound if I am wearing a loose fitting or bulky, insulated jacket/coat to keep the sleeve on my bow arm from possibly interferring with a shot. With over an 8" brace heitght it is probably not necessary but it is no longer in my mind to worry about when the time comes to stand and deliver.
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Ok, Two questions:
1: I found this really cheap Recurve bow with arm guard, sight, quiver, arrow rest, and three arrows, but I dont know if its cheap because it dosnt work well, What should I do, Buy, Or no buy?
2: I REALLY want to buy it but I need to talk my parents into letting me. I've already shot a bow and arrow and it was a recurve before but I dont know how to get them to let me get it, How?
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