SlowShoe

Now that I think of it, I am probably 'winging' my hammer and elbow out a bit, like when I use the ball peen to draw stock out of the shoe for clips, and when I am doing trailers.. I guess I have to figure ou how to do these types of things wihtout bringing my arm out... At this point I cant imagine how. But I will work on it today. Well Im jsut doing resests, but I'll try to figure it out. Thanks again! -Josh

Hello, I'm a farrier, and I've got some elbow pain... Well it hurts, not while Im working, but when Im sitting at home, or doing something. Its in my hammering arm, and I'm guessing its from working the steel, and not hammering the nails, or working under the horse. My rounding hammer is a 2lb Nordic Forge, and I purchased a 1 1/2 lb Hammer to see how that works last week. I also brought the handles down to make them a bit thinner. They feel MUCH better to use (grip wise). I did this thursday, and only used them Fri, and Sat. I have also purchased a Tendon band, that I have been whering around my forearm. It has a pressure pad on it that is suposed to be put in a spot to relive that pain. I guess I dont really know where to place it though. So I was wondering if anyone had any input on swinging technique, or exersizes I should do in order to correct and aleiviate this problem.. ? Thank you! Josh