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Turkish thumb rings?
Rhinegold:
--- Quote from: medicinewheel on October 21, 2009, 02:38:19 am ---the illustrator had no clue what a thumbring looks like, even!!!!
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Quite possibly...the book was first published in 1903. Here it is in its entirety:
http://books.google.ca/books?id=ippFTALwyV8C&dq=the+book+of+the+crossbow&printsec=frontcover&source=bn&hl=en&ei=wqXeSoL4FMSg8AbEsthu&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CBMQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=&f=false
shikari:
I second what medicinewheel said,never shoot with the lip back with a thumbring.I make my own from water buff horn and get a crisp relese.They did use parchment on flight arrows but not often,it was also used as a covering for the bows ,more like a canvas for the decorations before the final polishing.Incidentaly a lot of the mughal bows had raw goathide and some were painted directly over the hideglue and then polished.
JBL:
The only way I shoot now is with a thumb ring. One thing I can tell you is the fit of the ring is the most important aspect of the thumb draw. If it does not fit right you could/will hurt yourself. Different cultures had different types of rings in shape and in material used. Some like the Chinese are just cylindrical rings others are tear dropped and very heavy looking, many are small tear dropped and some have grooves. The ancient Turkish texts recommend leather thumb rings becaise the release is even smoother than with other material. Once you get used to the ring and feel comfortable with it, it is actually more "natural" than fingers.
Rhinegold:
--- Quote from: JBL on November 04, 2009, 02:36:14 pm ---The ancient Turkish texts recommend leather thumb rings because the release is even smoother than with other material.
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How thick would the leather have to be?
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