Every once in a while I get a sudden pain my draw hand. It is in the web of the thumb, possibly the tendon that runs along the top of the thumb, but closer to the base of the thumb
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It happens between 3/4 and full draw. Sometimes I get a little twinge for a couple of shots before then a big enough ouch to make me come down and restart.
I must be engaging the thumb somehow eg lifting it as if I'm trying to hitch a ride) during these draws but don't notice any difference in feeling or position until I get the pain. I usually get it with the target recurve and very rarely with the other bows (AFB and KG Osprey). For the recurve I use a Decut Rugbii tab with the little metal platform, and anchor it under the side of the jaw. So I'd notice if I was actually raising the thumb as it would contact the jaw earlier. I'm not noticing any change of hand or thumb position; as I say it feels otherwise the same as any shot.
There seems to be no pattern to it and if I consciously relax my draw hand it usually goes away again either the next draw or the one after that. It's not every end or even every session. It's rare enough to forget about it until it happens again.
Also worth noting during a shot is the only time I experience this particular pain.
Is this a common or known occurrence, or am I just weird?
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It happens between 3/4 and full draw. Sometimes I get a little twinge for a couple of shots before then a big enough ouch to make me come down and restart.
I must be engaging the thumb somehow eg lifting it as if I'm trying to hitch a ride) during these draws but don't notice any difference in feeling or position until I get the pain. I usually get it with the target recurve and very rarely with the other bows (AFB and KG Osprey). For the recurve I use a Decut Rugbii tab with the little metal platform, and anchor it under the side of the jaw. So I'd notice if I was actually raising the thumb as it would contact the jaw earlier. I'm not noticing any change of hand or thumb position; as I say it feels otherwise the same as any shot.
There seems to be no pattern to it and if I consciously relax my draw hand it usually goes away again either the next draw or the one after that. It's not every end or even every session. It's rare enough to forget about it until it happens again.
Also worth noting during a shot is the only time I experience this particular pain.
Is this a common or known occurrence, or am I just weird?