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  1. Thread: Archery

    by sanjuro_ronin
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    So yesterday when I took my eldest to archery...

    So yesterday when I took my eldest to archery class ( Sofia loves archery since she saw Hunger games), I asked the guy there if they have any serious bows, with heavy draw weights and he gave me a 75...
  2. Thread: Archery

    by sanjuro_ronin
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    The issue is that on the battlefield, archers...

    The issue is that on the battlefield, archers were NOT typically deployed as "machine guns" but, as I point out above, "artillery".
    Up close for archery on the battlefield meant time to drop the bow...
  3. Thread: Archery

    by sanjuro_ronin
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    You seem to not be realizing that the draw weight...

    You seem to not be realizing that the draw weight of TODAY'S bows are lower because they do NOT have to be any higher to get the same if not better results.
    The arrows are better and need less to...
  4. Thread: Archery

    by sanjuro_ronin
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    RE Draw weights: ...

    RE Draw weights:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_longbow


    Mongol bow:

    http://www.coldsiberia.org/monbow.htm
  5. Thread: Archery

    by sanjuro_ronin
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    I have trained in both left and right side when I...

    I have trained in both left and right side when I was doing archery and the simple truth is:
    What works best for you is what you train, period.
  6. Thread: Archery

    by sanjuro_ronin
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    Instinctive shooting is all about the form and...

    Instinctive shooting is all about the form and speed shooting even more so.
    You kind of just find that rhythm and even without looking the arrow find their target.

    Breathing is very...
  7. Thread: Archery

    by sanjuro_ronin
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    I do recurve and am teaching my girls the recurve.

    I do recurve and am teaching my girls the recurve.
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