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Need your help on Rubber Size Plz

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Hi all, I need your expertise on this one, as I am new to spearfishing, I just bought an Omer HF2 90cm. and the rubber band is 18mm 22cm long (standard i believe). I could not load the gun, I find it too heavy to pull back. took me over 30 mins to load, after shooting it, I was too buggered to load reload again. Is it because i am too weak? or the rubber is too short? n big? should I get a 16mm rubber for the same length? or 18mm for a longer length? if so how much longer? or i just need to go to gym n pump up my bicep n tricep muscles? Thanks.
 
I find if you grab the handle with your right hand and grab your closest rubber with your left hand and push the handle and pull the rubber at the same time place the handle into your chest . use your hand that was previosly holding the handle and gab the other side of the rubber and pull with both hands and load the band and repeat . please if you have a saftey use it and make sure you never point it at anyone while your doing this or at any time . cheers
 
Thanks guys, i tried chest loading but once i pulled, it slide down to my abdomen. Ok i'll try and load it that way. Ofcourse I wont point at anyone while loading. I've looked up on Youtube and thats the way they load as well. I just can't pull it back. Any tips on rubber size? or its just me a weakling?
 
just keep trying you'll build the needed muscles over time and practice . It's a weird movement but over time you'll get it . if thats too weird try hip loading . To do that one put the gun against your hip and pull each band down to the tab or notch .
 
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