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My new yew bow 125#@32"
medicinewheel:
yeah! lots of cool bows!
frank
sailordad:
i like it
these war bows are something in the realm of extreme :o
i couldnever pull one back,bad shoulders ya know.
curious though, were these made to shoot for distance and penetration or were they made for distance,penetration and accuracy?
or were they made this heavy just because of the stature of the men shooting them?
im ignorant on this subject
peace,
tim
bow-toxo:
--- Quote from: sailordad on July 26, 2008, 02:16:36 pm ---i like it
curious though, were these made to shoot for distance and penetration or were they made for distance,penetration and accuracy?
or were they made this heavy just because of the stature of the men shooting them?
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The laws and descriptions of shooting or training in the mediaeval and Tudor times place more emphasis on accuracy than on distance. Other cultures in which military archery was important {Chinese, Arab etc] trained like the English archers, starting young and taking up a stronger bow as soon as they could master the one they had. The result is the use of bows of over 100 pounds draw weight that can throw arrows long distances, and accurate shooting with long, necessarily heavy arrows that automatically have high penetration. These are the reasons that Edward III chose longbows as the main infantry weapons.
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sailordad:
thank you,once again i have been enlightened. ;D
nick1346:
--- Quote from: bow-toxo on July 26, 2008, 02:38:02 pm ---
--- Quote from: sailordad on July 26, 2008, 02:16:36 pm ---i like it
curious though, were these made to shoot for distance and penetration or were they made for distance,penetration and accuracy?
or were they made this heavy just because of the stature of the men shooting them?
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The laws and descriptions of shooting or training in the mediaeval and Tudor times place more emphasis on accuracy than on distance. Other cultures in which military archery was important {Chinese, Arab etc] trained like the English archers, starting young and taking up a stronger bow as soon as they could master the one they had. The result is the use of bows of over 100 pounds draw weight that can throw arrows long distances, and accurate shooting with long, necessarily heavy arrows that automatically have high penetration. These are the reasons that Edward III chose longbows as the main infantry weapons.
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Absolutely. In a rove your expected to shoot over very long distances and accuratley, if you manage the distance but not the accuracy then it doesn't count for much. The two go hand in hand. To master and I mean realy master a heavy bow you have to be stable to reach the distances, if your not stable you won't get the distance. Stabilty breeds accuracy. If your stable and not straining you become accurate. I'm still working on it!
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