It looks like your rest may be hitting your hand on the shot. Are you using a HAmskea by chance?

 

I am, I’ve heard that people have been having issues with that, but I thought it was more so with the target rests. I have a trinity hunter. I don’t feel it on the shot though

 

I for one have never seen a bruise on that part of the hand from shooting a bow. Hopefully others will join in with answers.

 

Also, no offense, but is that a woman's hand?

 

Yes, lol I am woman

 

I agree with the rest issue
Kinda like my pre 64 ruger square trigger guard
I never feel it hit my knuckle but it bruises me all the same

 

Try moving rest forward see if that helps, should be over the riser then & not hit your hand.

 

You may be anemic.

 

🙄

 

Do you shoot with a very high wrist? I've seen that happen before on high wrist shooters.

 

nope

 

My Bowtech Reckoning with a Hamskea will knock me right in that spot if I use a very loose grip. It kind of falls backward on the shot. I've been living with it but I could see how someone would bruise there.

 

I think I would fall under the “light grip” category. I shoot with a lot of pad pressure and very light touch on the front of the riser. I don’t shoot with a wrist strap or anything so that probably Adds to the bow falling back

 

Some were able to adjust the rest and get rid of the Hamskea Hand. Some were not and went to a different rest. Good luck, and find what works for you. Ignore anyone that tells you to adjust your grip to accommodate the rest. If you adjust your grip, it should be because youre unhappy with your grip or your shooting, not to accommodate a rest that hits your hand.

 

Definitely with you there. I don’t think believe it’s my grip at all. I’ll test out some more front stab weight and see if that helps. Thanks for the tips!

 

Also make sure you have proper grip on the bow. search nuts & bolts on here and he has a lot of good visual references. I had the same issue and once I changed grip it went away.

 

I was having the same issue and the only thing that helped was switching rests. Switched to a Vaportrail Gen 7X and the issue is gone, for what it’s worth

 

Vaportrail Pro V. Problem solved.

 

Had the same issue with an Epsilon on a Mathews when shot with side plates instead of the Engage grip. Good rest it just didnt jive with me on that bow. So I switched to a Vapor Trail GI8X and problem solved. Yet on a PSE I have a Hamskea Hybrid Hunter and it works fantastic with no hand contact.

 

I’m also shooting the Trinity on a Mathew’s with side plates. At least I’m not the only one having this issue then

 

My wife had the same issue when she first started shooting. Had the same Brooze and complained of the joint hurting. Couple months into shooting it just stopped happening. I never did figure out a cause it just stopped happening

 

probably rest....this can happen from joint trauma though

i have something called morton's toe (2nd toe longer than big toe) and it causes too much force to go on the weaker toe rather than where it should be (on big toe)

anyways, twice in my life I've pushed off the ground hard and i got a really bad bruise at the base of the 2nd toe from the joint popping and blood being released

just something to keep in mind

 

I believe they call that Trinity Thumb!?

Well if they aren't calling it that, they should be cause thats what a Hamskea Trinity will do on most target bows.... I have the same issue with my Trinity on my TRX36

 

Hamskea Hand and Trinity Thumb. Both excellent names for the problem going on. It might be adjustable enough, or might just need a different rest. No harm either way. There is harm in shooting it as is though. Time to move on to the next. Too many good rests out there to fight this issue.

 

Its from a high wrist grip. Your top thumb knuckle is rubbing under the shelf post shot. I got a callus from that when I used to shoot a really high grip. Pretty much gone now.

 

Reduce the angle of the rest blade, using the bolts under the rest, this will flatten the blade some, this way you can move the rest up 3-5mm, then work on stab balance to slow / stop the rapid top of bow backwards reaction, this may need a weight forward bias.
This is what I did and it solved the issue very quickly.

 

Reduce the angle of the rest blade, using the bolts under the rest, this will flatten the blade some, this way you can move the rest up 3-5mm, then work on stab balance to slow / stop the rapid top of bow backwards reaction, this may need a weight forward bias.
This is what I did and it solved the issue very quickly.

To add to this.

There are 2 bolts under the rest. The bolt furthest forward towards the target might have a thin washer under it. Remove the washer and it will let the bolt thread in further to the rest and move the blade's resting position up a few degrees.

 

I had this issue with my Epsilon on a Mach 34. I’d try a longer front stabilizer or more front stabilizer weight. Once I got mine balanced so that it sits steady on the shot, it doesn’t happen anymore.

 

Thanks for this input. That’s what I’m going to try. I recently added more back weight so I’m wondering that’s changing how my bow falls

 

One should not add weight or length to stabilizer to "fix" this issue. If the shooter's style (high wrist, grip, etc.) is not compatible with the rest, the rest should go. If you change anything else, you will start chasing your tail. keep everything the same and change rest. I would recommend a QAD HDX. I should high wrist, with open palm, let the bow kick at the shot, and never had this issue. However, there are some bows where the riser rubs above the thumb knuckle, the first generation of PSE Carbon bows come to mind, one reason I stayed away.

 

I don't know about the bruising, but I know about that flooring, same as "my" kitchen flooring..lol

 

my bruise is always on my fat forearm. lol

 

No Dr house game. She has determined that the cause is likely her rest as confirmed by many others who shoot with a Hamskea rest. Now suddenly you interject the idea that a bruised women often lies about domestic abuse is misplaced in an AT post about a bruise related to archery. I stand by my limited observation of her hand that I saw no obvious signs of anemia which you have decided are either “ wrong” or “lying” as for my occupation, i have also practiced critical care medicine and have worked up, diagnosed and treated many anemic patients in 30 years. Perhaps if you want to continue this discussion, PM me.
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Two can play this game, although I won’t use professional or academic words in the wrong setting, solely for the sake of grandstanding.

I have well over 1000 shots with a Hamskea Epsilon. Given my experience and my disposition to be a disagreeable person, I see zero signs that a bruise of that size and location could possibly be caused by her rest.

Your peers disagree with the professional opinion that you’ve freely given on this public forum. A quick search on Pubmed of published works or Tier 1 Research .edu websites confirms exactly what I’m stating.

Im sure that won’t let you get in the way of being right and putting me in my place, considering the stand-up way you’ve tried to twist my words to insinuate that I support domestic violence abusers.

 

Not a wimp. Something is not right with your setup.

 

I had a similar bruise on my pointer finger knuckle. I was using a Hanskea Primer on my V3. Granted my knuckles have been broken several times and stick out funny. I bought an Epsilon launcher blade and it solved the problem.