I Almost Broke My Nose

[oneshotkill]

  Today I was shooting my bow and after shooting for about 15 minutes, I began to come to full draw when my D loop broke!  My hand slammed into my nose and immediatly blood began to pour out.  After I got the bleeding stopped, I inspected my bow and found that my D loop had broken clean in half.  Although it hurt a lot, I more dissapointed in the fact that I will not be able to shoot my bor for a while.  The nearest bow shop is an hour from my house and I don't know that I would trust myself to try to tie my own.  I know how but do not want to risk breaking my nose or my bow.  I do not know who tied the D loop on my bow because I bought it used but it was not their fault because the actual D loop broke, not the knots.

[oneezreiter]

That sucks, get yourself an ice pack and a beer.

[bucklucky]

 

Sorry man but that is funny. Thats why I do not have a D-loop 

[Crunchy]

Tying a d-loop is easy and only takes a minute if you take your time.  Trick is learning how to burn the ends.

[Jason]

no reason not to have a D-loop just because yours broke and you punched yourself, thats like saying you don't have a truck anymore because your to scared to run your bow over again.
I always replace mine a couple of times a year, I had one come untied at 3/4 draw after a pro shop put it on and ever since then I have tied my own, not sure if it helps or not but one of the pro shooters that comes to the club swears by waxing your D-loop when you wax your string , he claims it makes your D-loop last longer  , so I have been doing it ever since he told me that.  

[Jason]

here's how to tie a D-loop,
http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showthread.php?t=453841

[Antlershed]

Sorry man but that is funny. Thats why I do not have a D-loop 

Same here.

[jackelope]

1 new d-loop or more per year depending on how much you shoot  will cure that problem. the jaws of the release wear the material.

[bucklucky]

no reason not to have a D-loop just because yours broke and you punched yourself, thats like saying you don't have a truck anymore because your to scared to run your bow over again.
I always replace mine a couple of times a year, I had one come untied at 3/4 draw after a pro shop put it on and ever since then I have tied my own, not sure if it helps or not but one of the pro shooters that comes to the club swears by waxing your D-loop when you wax your string , he claims it makes your D-loop last longer  , so I have been doing it ever since he told me that.  

I dont have a truck anymore .....Just kidding 

[Hoytstaffshooter83]

man thats funny stuff, but I have hit myself in the face with a BT release when I was learning on one, I have never had any of my d loops break and thats about 400 arrows a week on average.. thats odd.... I also wax mine, but I would keep one, you will notice that if you dont have one your arrows should hit about 6-10 inches higher with the same sight setting, that has to do with the d loop being a better nock IMO... you get consistent pressure above and below the nock point, its more true...

[follow maggie]

I'm sorry, Oneshot, but that's funny.  You put a bright spot on my day for me.  Have 2 beers and call it a night.

[follow maggie]

 
Bright spot by making me laugh, I mean.  Not to be a jerk, or anything

[BLKBEARKLR]

sorry brother but I had to chuckle. I have not hit myself in the nise but did come back one time for whatever reason and punched myself in the eye

[shoot-em-dead]

Worse things can happen. I kicked myself in the face the first time taking a rubber boot off my prosthetic. Hurt like hell.

[Todd_ID]

Worse things can happen. I kicked myself in the face the first time taking a rubber boot off my prosthetic. Hurt like hell.

Now that's a visual! 

Just buy a couple feet of loop material from the local pro shop and start tying your own on.  It gets to be a no-brainer after about three times, and then you can do it whenever you feel it may need it.