Rota Cuff

[MarkCZ]

Hi guys, about 4 months ago I proper buggered up my right rota cuff. I still cannot draw my compound bow.
My bow is 65 pound draw and I cant move it an inch. My question is , at the age of 66 are my bow hunting days over? Can anyone please advise me if there is any thing i can do. Has anyone had the same problem?
Markcz

 

[MS 9x56]

Hi guys, about 4 months ago I proper buggered up my right rota cuff. I still cannot draw my compound bow.
My bow is 65 pound draw and I cant move it an inch. My question is , at the age of 66 are my bow hunting days over? Can anyone please advise me if there is any thing i can do. Has anyone had the same problem?
Markcz

I had the same issue at 62. I dropped my poundage to 45 and slowly worked my way back up to 55 which turned out to be my new max. I still bow hunt at 67. Lowered my max shot range to 35 yards. Start low and slow, work your way back up. You may never get back to 65 lbs but you don’t need to quit bow hunting. Worst case buy a crossbow.

 

[Doug3006]

I have the exact same problem! In Missouri, crossbows are legal during bow season. So I switched to a crossbow.

 

[dlmac]

Certainly depends upon the range and game taken, as noted some states allow crossbows. This happened to my Wife, she now hunts with a crossbow. Fortunately I have no major issues yet. 55# will do the job on most game under 40 yards,
Did you require surgery, if not therapy and as previously mentioned decrease the poundage and work back up. Have patience it will improve in most people overtime.

 

[coreydb]

I had to do the same as Doug 3006. I loved the bow and to me the cross bow was a facsimile of a rifle. That said, the crossbow is a great work-around at 72.

 

[WAB]

Hi guys, about 4 months ago I proper buggered up my right rota cuff. I still cannot draw my compound bow.
My bow is 65 pound draw and I cant move it an inch. My question is , at the age of 66 are my bow hunting days over? Can anyone please advise me if there is any thing i can do. Has anyone had the same problem?
Markcz

Google shoulder reliever.

 

[Moody808]

While I'm a bit younger than you I had a similar issue, I had 2 cortisone shots which allowed me to do a lot of physic and get it back to normal.

 

[Rare Breed]

I have the exact same problem! In Missouri, crossbows are legal during bow season. So I switched to a crossbow.

Curious is surgery not an option even at our age I am 65. Anything that can be surgically fixed I do given I am an animal at rehab

 

[Moody808]

You really have to get an ultrasound and that will let you know. If there is a tear then surgery is an option, but as in my case it was some very inflamed tendons and ligaments.

 

[dlmac]

My advice is go see a real doctor and stop looking for a fix on a hunting site?

 

[Flbt]

Hi guys, about 4 months ago I proper buggered up my right rota cuff. I still cannot draw my compound bow.
My bow is 65 pound draw and I cant move it an inch. My question is , at the age of 66 are my bow hunting days over? Can anyone please advise me if there is any thing i can do. Has anyone had the same problem?
Markcz

I not that old but both of mine are gone.
I want even look at a bow.
And have changed the guns I use.
I have not shot my 45-70 in 5 years
I just have not gotten the heart to sell it

 

[Doug3006]

Curious is surgery not an option even at our age I am 65. Anything that can be surgically fixed I do given I am an animal at rehab

Yes, surgery is an option. I’ve had 2 unrelated procedures performed recently and neither turned out worth a damn. I am not in a hurry for a threepeat!