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(31 August 2013, 13:13)Scythe13 Wrote: What about going with one that you've made and that you can 'easily' replicate (haha, as if making a bow is an easy job)?

At least that way you can have spares made up, and can relatively easily come back round to a bow that you know well.

As for forearm guards...depends on the bow and shooter. Shorter people have smaller pulls, so the string has a sharper S movement on release, which is why kids should always have them. Personally, best to have one, because...well, just in case.

I can't make Asiatic composite bows Scythe, I wish I could, it's a highly skilled craft. Stature has nothing to do with the propensity to hit your arm upon release scythe, it's all down to form I'm afraid. I do agree though that children should use a bracer until they can shoot well enough not to need one.