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what lbs makes it a warbow insted of a longbow

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alanesq:
Bow-toxo: I don't think anyone is claiming that the word "warbow" was used back then?
it is just a modern word used to describe the heavy draw longbows which were designed for use in war in days of old

bow-toxo:

--- Quote from: alanesq on May 23, 2009, 02:13:41 am ---Bow-toxo: I don't think anyone is claiming that the word "warbow" was used back then?
it is just a modern word used to describe the heavy draw longbows which were designed for use in war in days of old


--- End quote ---

 Yes, that's true. My concern is that limiting the discussion to English bows that were used in war leaves us with only the Mary Rose bows, the only ones we have the physical evidence for and ignores mediaeval and Tudor information about practice bows, horn nocks, brace height, training methods, string type etc. etc. because it is of course not attached to the newly coined word 'warbow'.

alanesq:

I see what you mean

I think any info relating to longbows from the medieval/tudor periods is relevant to warbow discussion because as you say there is so little info. out there

Rod:
I fully understand the economics of stepping up through draw-weight with affordable bows, but I still believe that there are proper "war" bows and there are other bows of "war" bow weight.
Possibly a fine distinction, but a real distinction nonetheless.

That is until someone goes to war with heavy lawn archery bows made from non period hardwoods.   ;-)


Rod.

alanesq:

As there is no official definition of "warbow" then its going to mean different things to different people

I personally think that having sidenocks is more important than using the correct wood

e.g. What the bow is made of makes little difference to the shooting experience so if all you have ever shot is a heavy laminate bow and someone hands you a true replica of a medieval warbow (or even a restored Mary Rose bow) you would have no problem using it
if you have never used sidenocks you may well find you don't know how to use it?

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