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Mule wrote:I think the string is supposed to rest on the thumb ring, not actually touch your thumb, but I wouldn't know for sure. I use a tug-ggakji (턱깍지/chinned thumb ring) http://www.smgung.co.kr/2010/image/r_2010_23_1.jpg
Just has a full ridge that stops the string riding up and also makes room for that tendon
Or, perhaps I'm curving my thumb too far back? I noticed that if I just catch the ridge of the ring, no pain (but wonder if I can trust myself pulling the bow to full draw). If I curve my thumb around the string at 90 degrees to the string, then it hurts! Could that be the trick--just enough to catch the string?
I inherited my family's Korean bow. I took it to an archery store, and they noticed that the limbs were askew, and creaked when tension was put on it. They were worried that the bow is broken and has fractures. They said that it's worth more as a display.
Any suggestions about knowing if it truly is broken?
The gap totally worked! Thank you so much! No more discoloration of the knuckle!
However, now to cut the grove from the lip of the thumb ring...Wouldn't the string still ride on the tendon even with the grove, or does the string rest on the flatter side of the ring? I thought the edge of the ring is what catches the string. Please correct me if I'm wrong!
Sincerely,
Kirk
Thank you! I had a student of mine translate it, and she said it was a poem!
I inherited my dad's Korean archery equipment. There seems to be some Mandrin on the quiver. Anyone know what it means? I'll include the first 'verse.' (I don't know how to download several pictures, any tips?)
Here in the U.S. Of A. I use bison horn.
Beautiful amgakji! I remember as a kid in Korea practicing the thumb draw, so as I am just starting archery again I thought I'd be the odd man out at the local archery club and go for it! After using my handmade thumb ring on a 18# bow, I noticed that the back of my knuckle had what looked like trails of blood blisters following each wrinkle! I feel tenderness just below the joint, under the thumb pad. Is this the pinching sensation people are talking about? Should I create a groove?
But what concerns me is the underlying bleeding...any tips?
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