One of my favorites this would have to be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jsbp4w-4E68
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For the love of the English bow
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For the love of the English bow
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Neil
57# Predator Hunter
55# Mohawk Classic
80# Lionheart Tri Lam ELB
Neil
57# Predator Hunter
55# Mohawk Classic
80# Lionheart Tri Lam ELB
Re: For the love of the English bow
Yeah, great stuff ! And don't those boys make shooting heavy bows look easy !Thats why we formed warbow Australia , to help encourage people to take up shooting the big English bows. To me its the essence of trad archery.
Hmmmmmmm.............
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Re: For the love of the English bow
Yes it is a very cool video that I have saved to the hard drive so I don't have to go online to watch it.
I am an Archer. I am not a traditional archer, bowhunter, compound shooter or target archer.....I am an Archer
"Shooting the Stickbow"
....enforced by the "whistling grey-goose wing."
"The Witchery of Archery"
"Shooting the Stickbow"
....enforced by the "whistling grey-goose wing."
"The Witchery of Archery"
Re: For the love of the English bow
Len,Len wrote:Yeah, great stuff ! And don't those boys make shooting heavy bows look easy !Thats why we formed warbow Australia , to help encourage people to take up shooting the big English bows. To me its the essence of trad archery.
I am confused by your post.
“To me it’s the essence of trad archery.†“That’s why we formed war bow Australiaâ€Â
If you want to call warfare ‘traditional archery’ so be it.
War bows were designed to fling heavy arrows down field during battle and hopefully find a target.
Can you harvest food for the table using your war bow? Can you shoot a 3D round in the bush? Can you shoot a paper target round?
The humble self bow was far more than a weapon of warring.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?tit ... ry&button=
Another interesting site if you follow the links.
http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Longbow
Daryl.
"And you must not stick for a groat or twelvepence more than another man would give, if it be a good bow.
For a good bow twice paid for, is better than an ill bow once broken. [Ascham]
“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?” [Einstein]
I am old enough to make my own decisions....Just not young enough to remember what I decided!....
For a good bow twice paid for, is better than an ill bow once broken. [Ascham]
“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?” [Einstein]
I am old enough to make my own decisions....Just not young enough to remember what I decided!....
Re: For the love of the English bow
Greybeard, in answer to your questions; yes, yes and yes. All my target shooting is now done with the big bows as well as 3D. In fact at Lillydale's big 3D comp recently I shot the equal highest score of the afternoon , including modern longbows/flatbows etc.
However I think you miss my point that to me historical archery is true trad archery.Doing the archery of our ancestors is what I'm talking about. Doesn't matter if its a warbow or a simple hunting bow,but that is more of what true trad is to me rather then the idea of any bow thats not a compound is trad.
However I think you miss my point that to me historical archery is true trad archery.Doing the archery of our ancestors is what I'm talking about. Doesn't matter if its a warbow or a simple hunting bow,but that is more of what true trad is to me rather then the idea of any bow thats not a compound is trad.
Hmmmmmmm.............