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History of Canting?
Rhinegold:
--- Quote from: Del the cat on October 22, 2009, 03:41:39 am ---I'd stand the question on it's head... "Why on earth would you want to hold a bow absolutely vertical?"... unless of course you have a truck load of modern paraphenalia bolted to it?
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Decades ago, when I took archery lessons I was told that tilting the bow was bad form, strictly taboo...but it just seemed easier to aim that way.
You can see the target more clearly and the arrow point seems to line up with the target more directly. Thats my perception at least.
Rhinegold:
--- Quote from: Del the cat on October 22, 2009, 03:41:39 am ---Another point, stand relaxed with your eyes closed, think Yoga or Tai Chi, gently raise your arms out sideways, fingres and thumb lightly spread... relax, let them float... now don't move... open your eyes look at you left hand? Is the thumb at about 45dgrees or is it vertical? That would seem to me to be a natural angle to hold a bow.
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Speaking of Tai Chi...thats what I always said about punching in Wing Chun martial arts, where the fist is held strictly vertical. Seems like such an unnatural posture.
WVFishFearMe:
New Guinea men rock! (and canter)
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Pat B:
Rhinegold, If you were taught target archery or to shoot a compound or with sights a vertical bow is a must. With instinctive shooting, canting is almost a must although a vertical bow will shoot just fine instinctively. A bow with no arrow rest lends itself to canting as a way to keep the arrow in the bow.
Rhinegold:
--- Quote from: Pat B on October 22, 2009, 04:37:11 pm ---With instinctive shooting, canting is almost a must although a vertical bow will shoot just fine instinctively.
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By 'instinctive' do you mean shooting without any technical aiming technique?
Sometimes the alternate word is 'intuitive'.
This is what I didnt like about compound target shooting...the feeling of being the operator of a machine. The relationship between shooter and target is more visceral with a simple wood self bow.
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