when i first started shooting i liked shooting off my hand. back in them days my arrows werent the best at the wraps. sometimes the wraps cut my webbing between my thumb and first finger. after a few shots that would be the end of that days shooting till it healed up. as years went by my wraps got smooth, not to much getting cut. however once in awhile id get a wrap or a fletch cut me and well, wait till it quits hurting again. not much fun shooting if its painful. once in awhile my string would smack my wrist as well. i use a low brace. great thing about that is it puts less strain on the bow as strung. bad thing is it smacks your wrist at times.soooo, had some extra buffalo hide from a recent project and thought hmmmm, i might make me a arm and webbing guard. i wanted something that went on simple like a glove.
keep in mind i like things to be kept simple. dont want anything too complicated. soooo, i made a paper cut out, taped it, cut it, adjusted it, finally after a while i found something that would work. traced that pattern onto the hide, a little cutting, sewing, and thinking later wala. hey this will work! i had to stitch in a couple strategic locations, and put some lace through a couple holes for fit. but in the end it just slips on. looks decent enough and most importantly itll work!
i went outside, grabbed up my bow, and a three feather fletch arrow i made. the wraps are of hemp twine. at the time i made this arrow i had no nettles, no sinew, so hemp was all i had. now that wrap right in front of the fletch cuts me. it may take 3 or 4 shots but eventually it cuts me. ive sanded it, rubbed glue over it, but it still gets me. so i tried my new guard. hey, dont even have to think of it happening any more. works like a charm.pictures coming but my phones dead right now. i like it, it fits not too tight, not too loose, feels good. gives me piece of mind. no more surprises lol
Tony
