So Captain wobbly archer has suffered setback number 3633556 recently just after spending £80 on a new rest. The back of my entire upper body decided to throw a wobbly; scapula area, neck then a nearly lifelong shoulder injury (dodgy rotator cuffs, I’ve partially dislocated my right shoulder about 45 times, been hospitalised once) decided it wasn’t getting enough attention so had a fit too.
It’s nothing awful; just a strain/tightness and I’ve been functioning almost fine (except for the whining) and doing stretches, yoga, surfing, running, shooting all fine. But typically pulling my bow has been giving me problems. It’s not total disaster but it has hurt afterwards and felt like it’s not a good thing to do.
So things feel okayish now but I’m nervous of stuffing it up; archery is one of many sports we do so a break hasn’t been a tradegy but it’s annoying.
Lighter limbs would be a big expense and I’m generally stronger than your average 45 year old so I should be able to pull 52ish pounds (my lightest poundage) okay. I’ve done it hundreds of times before. So any tips? I’ve found some good warm up routines which should help but I’m just wary of triggering another mental block that’ll cause trouble.
It’s nothing awful; just a strain/tightness and I’ve been functioning almost fine (except for the whining) and doing stretches, yoga, surfing, running, shooting all fine. But typically pulling my bow has been giving me problems. It’s not total disaster but it has hurt afterwards and felt like it’s not a good thing to do.
So things feel okayish now but I’m nervous of stuffing it up; archery is one of many sports we do so a break hasn’t been a tradegy but it’s annoying.
Lighter limbs would be a big expense and I’m generally stronger than your average 45 year old so I should be able to pull 52ish pounds (my lightest poundage) okay. I’ve done it hundreds of times before. So any tips? I’ve found some good warm up routines which should help but I’m just wary of triggering another mental block that’ll cause trouble.