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Justin Snyder:

--- Quote from: peasant1381 on July 23, 2011, 09:33:06 am --- Full length of the arrow everytime - no anchor points.

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I understand the full length, but does that really mean no anchor point? Can the anchor point not be ear lobe or a certain point on the neck so you get full length draw? Just drawing back and loosing may not provide accuracy you desire. If you draw 2cm higher or lower you may miss the man by 50 meters and likely not scare him, much less kill him. Just thinking out loud.....

peasant1381:
Going back to the military aspect of warbows Justin. You have to shoot the arrows issued to you and as I said you need the full draw to elicit the full power of the bow. It's quite common for archers used to a particular anchor point to think that this style is not particulary accurate but if that's the only way you shoot and you practice enough it's no less accurate than any other way (speaking for myself). In fact the power of the bow makes for a very flat shot.
In it's own peculiar way the arrow becomes the anchor point as your drawing hand will end up in the same spot every time. The difficulty arises when because of physique or compression (often overlooked) makes it incredibly difficult to draw a really powerful bow full length. The option then is to have a shorter arrow. I don't know for sure if that was done but it may explain why the Mary Rose arrows are of different lengths. One of our group is around five seven and finds it hard to draw 32" with bows 120lb+ so his own arrows are 30 1/2" (EWBS minimum). He' not getting the full power from the bow but there isn't any wood of the arrow being wasted either and if you're shooting a bow of say 170lbs then losing 10 or 15 lbs by only drawing to 30" isn't going to make a huge difference in the overall scheme of things.
For a good contrast in shooting styles have a look at this vid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWGNCGlioa8

The bows are 130lbs Stratton Italian Yew, 122 lbs Stratton Hickory, Greenheart, Lemonwood laminate , 90lb Maisel Osage.
The arrows were EWBS Standards weighing between 52g and 60g.
For the record the Lam made 230 yards , Yew 220 yards  and the Osage 152 yards.

Phil Rees:
Interesting video.... why all the jumping about

Del the cat:

--- Quote from: Horace Ford on July 24, 2011, 07:50:52 pm ---Interesting video.... why all the jumping about

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Because they are daft and think adding 4mph to their left hand is going to make any significance to the distance they shoot.
Do they really think archers in a medieval war would waste time and energy leaping about like ballerinas and risk losing their footing in the mud?
Del

Ian.:
Says someone who has never made/shot a heavy bow, it would be nice if the people who have no experience of something would keep their opinions to themselves.

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