Cherokee bow slap

[mutt]

Hey Folks!
Just wondering the best way to shoot a wide flat handle bow. I have just finished 2 Cherokee style D bows but when shooting...
in the nano second after the release the bow flips immediately left and  the string rakes my arm low on the wrist (below brace height) as it is coming back up to brace height.
Now besides the obvious answer of an arm guard are there any tips or tricks to shooting these style of bows?
I rest the bow on the fleshy pad under my thumb and the back of my hand is pointing skyward and have a very loose grip with the rest of my hand. Just curious...is this just the nature of the beast?

[TimBo]

You can try increasing the brace height.

[PatM]

What is your string material?

[Pat B]

How about an end to end pic of the braced bow.

[mutt]

Well I tried to post a reply with a pic but something went wrong. The pic doesn't show the string alignment anyway but it is just left of center.
Brace height is 7 1/2" and string material is 14 strands of B 50.
Bow weight is 45 lbs @ 26"

[PatM]

Perhaps flip the bow and adjust tiller for that and use a no stretch string.

[Marc St Louis]

Lots of people lock their elbow straight when shooting a traditional bow.  I learned shooting bows as a kid to keep my elbow bent a bit to avoid getting slapped by the string

[mutt]

Thanks fellas

[bentstick54]

Maybe try ever so slightly tightening your grip to control the bow twisting/jumping after release.

“VERY SLIGHTLY”   Don’t get carried away and grip it tightly. There’s a very fine line. It works on my straight handled selfbows that string hugs the left side more than centered. ( Right hand bows)

[Sagebrush]

I'm with pat m.  Try flipping it to see if that improves things a bit.  You have plenty of brace height.