Man my elbows are killing me, is this normal?:confused:

[Dirt slinger]

Do any of you get sore elbows from after you've been out "swingin"? Man, I mean its quite painful. If I got into a brawl right now I'd be screwed, hurts to make a fist? Is this normal when starting out? Will it go away? Wasnt gonna go out at all this weekend, maybe all this week, but I couldnt help my self, put some arm bands on and got in an hour this evening. What a big dummy.

 

[Craig in Alabama]

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[gordygroover]

I got the elbow pain probably like yours and it about killed me for almost 8 months.
Just tendinitis..tennis elbow is the common term I suppose. Got it after doing a 5 hour hunt a few years ago.
I was very careful to make smooth, easy swings with my coil. Didn't have the shaft extended overly long and I had been hunting long enough to have built up my swinging muscles.
Still got one sore elbow out of the day anyhow.
I learned to switch arms. A little bit awkward for the first couple hunts but now I can't really notice any feeling of strangeness irregardless of which arm I am swinging the coil with.
Switch them up on you next few hunts.
The pain will go away.

 

[Dirt slinger]

I got the elbow pain probably like yours and it about killed me for almost 8 months.
Just tendinitis..tennis elbow is the common term I suppose. Got it after doing a 5 hour hunt a few years ago.
I was very careful to make smooth, easy swings with my coil. Didn't have the shaft extended overly long and I had been hunting long enough to have built up my swinging muscles.
Still got one sore elbow out of the day anyhow.
I learned to switch arms. A little bit awkward for the first couple hunts but now I can't really notice any feeling of strangeness irregardless of which arm I am swinging the coil with.
Switch them up on you next few hunts.
The pain will go away.

I've already learned to switch up, I had to cuz my arms would get so fatigued feeling. I'm guessing I jumped to far to fast with this. I love this though, its an absolute blast, I mean I actually have dreams about it. Gonna have to just stop for a bit I think and now that the ticks and skeeters are here it'll be easier to let it slide. Freakin things.
Thanks guys, hope you're right.
Ken.

 

[Leslie(nova scotia)]

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[jeff & Maria]

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[DC/Id]

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[Dirt slinger]

It takes a little while to build up the swinging muscles. You will look like this real soon!

Oh HEEEECK no!! I'll just go back to napping.

 

[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

[size=large]It should still be sitting lightly on the grass, therefore taking some of the weight off your arm. Also, if you have a coil cover on it, take it off. I would only use a coil cover if I was detecting over sand, gravel, or rocks. You will not wear your coil out over two lifetimes swinging it on grass. Also, there are lighter machines such as the Tesoros that weigh two pounds. I understand what you're saying about your arm hurting; you need to experiment and find techniques that ease that pain and the strain on your elbow, such as the two above I mentioned. Don't be in a hurry when you're swinging; jerking your coil back and forth is only going to put more pain on your arm. Low and slow is the ticket.[/size]

 

[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

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