I'm resurrecting this thread...
How's this for an archery injury...no names, no pack-drill, you'll understand why...
I heard this while in Torino, from the horse's mouth. I'll never complain about an archery ouchie again...If you are eating, skip by till later...
It's hot, so this guy is blank boss shooting his recurve in the house in the nude. He has twirlybowitis, so his wrist flops post-shot and the bow goes round and he's used to a limb catching him on the inside leg near the Gentlemen's Bits every so often.
On this particular occasion he's shot all his arrows, wandered down his hallway to collect them and notices he had a trickle of blood running down his thigh. He has a good look and can't see where it's coming from, so he goes to inspect his bow, and finds there a long narrow carbon splinter sticking out from the top limb. Eyeballing up he reckons there's quite a bit still missing, so the search is on to find it.
It's finally found, a 50mm long, 2mm wide section, Not on the floor, his foot, or in his leg, but has impaled his Gentleman's Sausage, entering a surface blood vessel and just exiting about 25mm away. This is where all the blood is from.
I'll just let that sink in a moment. Forgive the pun.
Now, how this guy hasn't fainted away or thrown up by this point I have no idea...the adrenaline must have been cruising, because he realises this might be tricky to explain to a paramedic, so decides to remove it himself. He claims he couldn't feel it! Two deep breaths and a steady hand and out it comes, seemingly in one piece.
Now, whether or not full function has returned to said organ, I have no idea, (not asking *that* question) and being related the tale (by the person involved) I was in turns needing to pick my jaw off the ground, a stiff drink, and a sick bag. But I'll never complain about nipping my elbow with my string ever again.
And the moral of this story? Check your kit before shooting in the nude. Or break your twirly bow habit!