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Offline Revwrangler

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Arm guard
« on: November 07, 2012, 01:48:34 PM »
So I have to ask. How many of you guys hunt with an arm guard?

  I don't feel like I need it very often but once my arm gets tired I tend to slap it with the string. Only once each day and it hurts bad enough I hold good form the rest of the time.

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Re: Arm guard
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2012, 01:54:20 PM »
Nope....not for that reason. One of my jackets has a "guard" to keep the fabric out of the way.

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Re: Arm guard
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2012, 01:56:52 PM »
Your arm gets tired at the range so you wear an arm guard.  That's cool, I get it.  How many times do you shoot while hunting?  Just sayin'

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Re: Arm guard
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2012, 02:02:07 PM »
nope. dont need it
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Re: Arm guard
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2012, 02:07:00 PM »
I only shoot about 30 arrows per practice session. I'm not an expert but fancy myself a good shot, and I tend to think that if you're so worn out that you know your form is suffering, its time to hang it up for the day.  :twocents:

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Re: Arm guard
« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2012, 02:09:31 PM »
I only shoot about 30 arrows per practice session. I'm not an expert but fancy myself a good shot, and I tend to think that if you're so worn out that you know your form is suffering, its time to hang it up for the day.  :twocents:
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Why keep shooting if your accuracy is gonna just go down because you are fatigued.
No guard for me.
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« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2012, 02:13:57 PM »
I have one i wear with a jacket to keep my sleeve from interfering with the string.

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Re: Arm guard
« Reply #7 on: November 07, 2012, 02:32:42 PM »
I don't need to but wear it anyway during practice and hunting. It's not going to hurt wearing one or cause the chance of a life time.

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Re: Arm guard
« Reply #8 on: November 07, 2012, 02:33:12 PM »
Used one when I first started shooting but now I never use it. I forget that I have it most of the time.

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« Reply #9 on: November 07, 2012, 03:16:29 PM »
Well my opinion has been I don't need one because I only hit it once in a while and only if I shoot a bunch. My accuracy doesn't diminish just tend to slap my arm. But in theory I should only shoot one arrow when hunting. At least that's the plan.

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Re: Arm guard
« Reply #10 on: November 07, 2012, 06:34:52 PM »
I have one i wear with a jacket to keep my sleeve from interfering with the string.

Me too.

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Re: Arm guard
« Reply #11 on: November 07, 2012, 06:43:43 PM »
I have one i wear with a jacket to keep my sleeve from interfering with the string.

Me too.

Same here, why risk an errant fold of a sleeve?

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Re: Arm guard
« Reply #12 on: November 07, 2012, 06:46:24 PM »
I have one i wear with a jacket to keep my sleeve from interfering with the string.

Me too.

Same here, why risk an errant fold of a sleeve?
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Re: Arm guard
« Reply #13 on: November 07, 2012, 06:53:00 PM »
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Re: Arm guard
« Reply #14 on: November 07, 2012, 06:57:00 PM »
sounds like your shooting too much  :dunno:

i only shoot two arrows at a time and maybe 30 arrows in one day

focus on form and make every shot count,really imagine that world record every time you let one loose  :twocents:



and maybe your draw length is a tad to long  :dunno: :dunno:

late season its def nice to have something to keep those puffy coats compressed

 


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