ICARUS wrote:any recomendation for a fore arm guard both myself and my girlfriend get arm slap almost every time we release and that aint fun. I was considering making two bracers one for me and one for her then just putting them on so the laces are outward. Figured that would look a little more period
Grab a bar, pen, sword, whatever.
Hold arm in front of you. Mark position of your forearm.
Twist arm until the bar/pen/sword whatever is at 45 degrees, upper right to lower left. Mark position of forearm.
See how when you twist your arm, the natural shape of your forearm bends out and away from your string.
Your hand should be at about this angle, with the bow resting vertically just inside the meat of your thumb.
I stopped using an armguard about 8 years ago, and have very rarely hit my arm since then. Also, when I hit my arm, I know instantly that I need to correct my grip
If this seems a little unclear, feel free to pm me, or contact me on messenger, or come up and say hi at spring war(i have a pic under my name on the wiki)