Shoulder surgery

[zeus1gdsm]

Unfortunately I had shoulder surgery 2

Weeks ago to anchor a tear in my labral.

Surgery was on my left arm that holds the bow.

 

So as I sit here healing I've started my annual hunting show binge to prepare for the up coming season.

 

The Downside to all this is that I cant do anything. Cant hang stands, cant set and check cameras. Cant do any land work.

 

In 2 weeks I'll be out of the sling and starting physical therapy. Once that happens I can get my cameras out. I'm looking forward to it.

 

I know many here have had shoulder surgery.

 

How much stress is actually put on the bow shoulder during shooting?

 

Any recomendations for me once I can start practicing again?

 

I shoot 50lbs draw.

 

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[NFA-ADK]

Get into your PT for at least 2 weeks before you think about pulling a bow back and ask the doc if its ok.  I have not had shoulder surgery so I am just speaking from experience with PT.  I would think you would need at least one month before attempting a draw! 

[fasteddie]

I hurt my left shoulder doing something stupid . Instead of standing in front of the portable generator that I gave to my son and pulling the starter rope with my right hand , I reached over the top from the opposite side with my left hand I gave the rope a yank and felt a twinge in my shoulder . Never went to the doctors for it and it still hurts off and on . I have been putting Salonpas Pain Relieving Gel on it but it is still irritable . I hope I didn't screw it up too bad . 

 

[philoshop]

If you push it too quickly you'll mess up all the repair work. It gets much worse as you grow older, too.

If your Doc says to start with 15 or 20# of rubber tubing for rehab, don't immediately jump to 30#. It won't help.

[ny hunter]

Get ready for next year .., don't rush and mess it up again..,

[GreeneHunter]

Crossbow . ?  Just a thought !

[zeus1gdsm]

Crossbow is a thought.... however I'd need a mechanical assist.

The Injured shoulder is my bow hold arm. Not my draw arm.

I would think the stress would be less than on the draw side.

Guess I'll start shopping crossbows.

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[zeus1gdsm]

Anyone have recomendations on a decent 400$ crossbow?

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[GreeneHunter]

I bought this crossbow at the new Field and Stream in Latham NY for $350.00 two years ago and I shot a nice 6 pointer last year with it ! Its my first crossbow and first year bow hunting . I have no idea if they are on sale again this year or what price they maybe but my freezer is full !

[zeus1gdsm]

Oooo looks good.

I'm looking hard at the Barnett whitetail hunter 2 and the great reviewed centrepoint sniper 370

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[wolc123]

There are a lot of good crossbows out there these days.  With the trouble in your left shoulder, it will be important to have a good shooting rail on your stands.  Some crossbows are awkward and front-heavy.  A shooting rail eliminates that issue.    Some of the compact models actually handle pretty good for offhand shots, and are not so front heavy.   The Barnett Recruit that I purchased for $ 250, four years ago, falls into that category.   It has also held up very well and has got the job done all three times that I shot it at deer.  Each of them dropped dead within 40 yard from where they stood when they took the bolt.  

I probably will not purchase another crossbow until full inclusion happens.  When and if it does, I may upgrade slightly, to something with a little more speed, such as the Centerpoint sniper 370 (the Recruit is only 300 fps).  The Sniper looks a little more front heavy, but that should not be an issue for me since most of my blinds and stands have shooting rails.  

The accuracy of these crossbows is spectacular, especially when fired from a rest.   Energy still limits their range however, and my 300 fps Recruit is really only effective on deer to about 50 yards.  Penetration was marginal beyond that.  The one time I went a bit further, I never would have found the buck within 40 yards, had the bolt not struck where it did (heart).  370 fps should make an effective 60 yard deer killer.

One other advantage of the light-weight, entry-level Barnett Recruit is that it has low draw weight and is easy to draw.  In the excitement after killing a heavy buck with it last fall, I lost the rope-pulley draw device.   I was able to draw it without it on my next few hunts, but doing it hurt my fingers a little.  I made up a couple of t-handles with short pieces of chain and hooks, which eliminated all the finger pain.   I can reload the crossbow a lot faster with those, than I could with the factory rope-pulley draw device.  That would be a big advantage if there ever was a need for a second shot.        

3 hours ago, zeus1gdsm said:

Anyone have recomendations on a decent 400$ crossbow?

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