well, from what i observe from my classmates, if you don't wear anything to protect the arm holding the bow, it swells, turns red, then violet, and sometimes it looks yellowish..... it seems to hurt too when pressed....
you really should try it.... the string is very hard to pull... we have archers at school and they spent days string-pulling before they even used an arrow, ^_^. oh and i think i over exaggerated that 15 secs cause they train by keeping it pulled for 15-6
thanks! i like yours too...... i've been here for about four hours already, ^_^...........hmm, so want to try archery? i tried pulling the strings of a bow once, i lasted about 15 seconds, lol