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Bow String nipping my arm guard

Shorten your draw length. This will put a little more bend in your arm. Grip torque will also cause the string to hit the arm guard.
 
Radar said:
Shorten your draw length. This will put a little more bend in your arm. Grip torque will also cause the string to hit the arm guard.
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Also study and possibly improve your technique. The way you grip your bow and orient (rotate) your bow arm has a lot to do with string slap.
 
Try not to lock your elbow, but instead, keep it slightly bent. As others have suggested, you may need to shorten the draw length to help with this. Also, try to keep a loose grip, as the tighter you grip, the more torque you put on the bow, which can also contribute to your problem.
 
I was doing the same thing and it was my form. Slight bend to the elbow, almost (almost) 2 finger grip on the bow, release arm pulling just enough that when squeeze the release, the bow falls forward slightly and release hand goes back slightly...That might help. JMHO.
 
Deer_bio_84 said:
Try not to lock your elbow, but instead, keep it slightly bent. As others have suggested, you may need to shorten the draw length to help with this. Also, try to keep a loose grip, as the tighter you grip, the more torque you put on the bow, which can also contribute to your problem.
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What he said! String stoppers are great too!
 
i hit mine from time to time but i usually comes when i start to get tired or lazy and dont bend my elbow "out"....when i get sloppy (which i always am this time of year from not shooting) i tend to lock my elbow or dont follow through which leads to a slight slap on the arm.

i look at it as the bow is saying "um....pay attention to what you are doing"
 
Make a fist with your middle, ring, and pinky fingers of your bow hand so that you are only holding the grip with your index finger and thumb (you will need a bow sling). That will rotate your forearm out of the way and allow you to fully extend your elbow for the steadiest possible shooting form (bone supporting bone will always be more stable than muscle holding bone). I used to have trouble with string slap until I changed to that grip and have never experienced it since.
 
bowtch huntr209 said:
check this out ALOT of helpful info

http://archeryhistory.com/archerytalk/T ... rchery.pdf

Nuts and Bolts of Archery
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Great resource! If you look at the top photo on page 2-3, that is essentially what I suggest in my post above, except I make a fist with the three outside fingers. That gives me a very consistent grip each shot and ensures that my forearm is rotated out of the path of the string.
 
Make sure you keep that shoulder down, too. Bringing your shoulder up will rotate your forearm in too much. If you need incentive to fix the problem, take the armguard off and let the string take the hide off your arm. You won't do it again. :)
 
like most above have said and I totally agree, dont lock your arm, keep slight bend in elbow, This works, or atleast it did for me years ago when I started bow hunting
 
I haven't hit my arm once in probably 1,000 shots because I keep my bows at my correct draw length that keeps a slight bend in the elbow at my anchor point. That is the key .
 

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