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| loz2286 |
Longbow technique questionI have quite a bit of experience as a recurve archer (4 years) but have recently been lured over to the bent stick as, due to an old Rugby shoulder injury, I struggle to support the weight of a full recurve set up on my bow arm. I have really enjoyed the change and love the feel of the longbow. I'm just conscious that I am trying to fit my recurve technique onto the longbow.In order to correct my technique could anyone point me to a website or book where I can study good longbow technique? Thanks. |
| Dawn |
Hi loz2286 I can't help you much as I don't shoot longbow but if you click the link to Bickerstaffe Bows there may be some useful information on their site http://www.bickerstaffebows.co.uk/index.php Other than that I will leave it for our longbowmen on here to help you out |
| nova2 |
It doesn't seem that long ago when I made the transition from recurve to longbow. I too attempted to apply my recurve form and technique to my longbow shooting. In fact I still do. I find that there are many parallels between the two. There might be some modifications due to the grip on your longbow and such, but I find I shoot them very much the same.
The longbow is less forgiving and seems to tell me that I've done something wrong typically it is displayed with an errant arrow. I found master of the barebow II quite interesting since it featured a few longbow archers and a couple recurve shooters. It's a bit long but there is plenty to observe and even a few pearls of wisdom. |
