About a year and a half ago, I bought an old recurve on TBH classified from Ron Meloni, and I must say I never made a better archery related purchasing decision as I had almost forgotten how much fun it is to shoot trad.
Well, fast forward to this spring when I had arthroscopic surgery on my bowshoulder - no surprise there - too many arrows out of sometimes too heavy a bow over too many years. Like anyone who's had such a procedure, I was forced to lay off for about three months. Still not shooting my compound, but I can pull the 36# recurve.
Thing is, I started feeling twitches of pain in my left bicep (bow arm). Did a little research, and learned that a low wrist handle can reduce said pain. Had a woodworking buddy shave a good bit off the previously high wrist handle, and voila! No more pain, and less shoulder strain.
Most bows today have interchangeable grips available, so you might want to try a lower wrist grip if you're experiencing anything like what I was.
Well, fast forward to this spring when I had arthroscopic surgery on my bowshoulder - no surprise there - too many arrows out of sometimes too heavy a bow over too many years. Like anyone who's had such a procedure, I was forced to lay off for about three months. Still not shooting my compound, but I can pull the 36# recurve.
Thing is, I started feeling twitches of pain in my left bicep (bow arm). Did a little research, and learned that a low wrist handle can reduce said pain. Had a woodworking buddy shave a good bit off the previously high wrist handle, and voila! No more pain, and less shoulder strain.
Most bows today have interchangeable grips available, so you might want to try a lower wrist grip if you're experiencing anything like what I was.
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