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…' [I]n the war against the Welsh, one of the men of arms was struck by an arrow shot at him by a Welshman. It went right through his thigh, high up, where it was protected inside and outside the leg...

I don't care about the war or any of this really I'm talking strictly the village arches and their bows. I've read his sources. Go do it yourself.

See previous post, then follow all.the sources and do your own research cornwell is a n author but is also an English historian. Research his sources

I tried to add this article off but can't but you can Google it. Also look into Bernard cornwells research sources. I tend to be in alignment with his data records that he shares for his historical...

True, but not to the same degree by any means. It would be akin to comparing Mike tysons fist to pan qing fu's iron fist deformity. An English longbow of this calibre man was a one sided archer. It's...

Sorry all my typos I'm on a phone and I suck at texting

Exhumed bodies of former English Longbow men showed distinct irregularities in each individuals skeletal structure due to the conditioning the training created. Only men who grew up through...

there was a bow in those pictures?

i'll take two please....

thats a good idea. i suppose after a fashion, i am here. lol i should keep a journal. Similar to a 19th century british naval captains log, or a small 12 year old school girls diary.

that must be why my accuracy went up when i gave myself less aim time.

so in regards to my breathe question, i did find this:

http://www.kslinternationalarchery.com/Technique/BreathingCycle/BreathingCycle.html

The correct method of breathing is an essential part...

lol

i know ur being funny but i'll respond anyway, cuz im bad the fukc ass

40lb is fine, especially for a beginner. anywho 40 lb still has killing power.

from what i can gather a 45 lb bow...

shot about 360ish arrows this weekend between stump shooting and target shooting. worked on several ranges, inclined, decline, walking, crouching, turning, rising. improved my aim a lot and found...

That movie is pretty good. I think I should re-watch this one pretty soon.

we have an older thread about that one here.
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sweet. i believe i will likely take you up on that offer in the future when i am ready.

Thanks for all the advice and info so far!

right now i just have a 40lb takedown longbow to learn with. not sure where i'll go from there. i would like to get a traditional native american longbow...

so i read over that last link about aiming methods. it seems like im using instinctive shooting. i think i'll just keep doing what i'm doing it feels good. at first i tried aiming down the arrow and...

Oh, I almost forgot.

http://img.totaloutdoornetwork.com/UserFiles/0/2/228/Laura3.jpg

http://www.archeryhistory.com/calendar/1-3-06/AHGirl2-1280.jpg

So just to get aquanted with my bow i've been doing some short and medium range target shooting daily. i dont really know what my method is because i havnt researched different aiming approaches. i...

http://www.abbeyarchery.com.au/mm5/p7ssm_img_5/fullsize/Laura-Shooting-from-Tree_fs.jpg
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So i know modern bows (maybe some traditional bows idk) guide the bow string so that the string sets itself to the side in line with your sight so that the force behind the arrow is direct. on a...

also, for those with the exprience of it, what is it like to use your hand as the arrow rest vs a rest on the bow?

I know a lot of the modern rests give minimal contact to the fletchings, is...

I think this thread is missing some bow hotties...

http://www.bearpaw-blog.de/bilder/30082_4.jpg
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