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Bow string hitting forearm question.

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BowEd:
You'll find that it's your first shot while hunting that's the most important and usually the deciding factor.If a complete miss I've had them come closer or not move at all hardly because of the bow being so quiet.Not always but it has happened.
It's why I like a side cat quiver.No outward arm movement to nock another arrow.

wstanley:
Thanks, good advice BowEd. Still on the hunt for my first kill. Still fairly new  to archery and bow making, but a whole heck of a lot more new to hunting! I understand the woods and critters fairly well since I love the outdoors and im out there as much as I can be, but that doesn’t mean I can get a deer!

BowEd:
It'll happen.A person just has to work the odds.Get out enough times and it'll happen.
So many things go into a successful hunt besides the shot that a hunter with a self bow needs to pay attention to.I pay attention to their movements.I don't use cameras and I try to ambush them.Still they are unpredictable most times.Sometimes in a good way and sometimes in a bad way.

Strelets:
If you have enough brace height, you are holding the bow so that the pressure on your bow hand goes through the base of your thumb, and you loose well so that you don't pluck the string to one side, then you will not hit your arm and you won't need a bracer. If you shoot without a bracer and fail on any one of these "ifs" you will get a very sharp reminder of your lapse in form.

Fox:
I shoot off the left side and i play around with brace till i don't smacked and the arrow flies best..this is usally around 5.5-6"
I also dont really wrap my whole hand around the bow... more like pinching between my palm and tips of my fimgers on the back ..... my left elbow is also bent

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