English Warbows

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nick1346
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Posts: 32
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Location: The New Forest

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:18 am Post subject:

No one has to do anything, all forms of archery are legitimate (so long as it's safe and legal). I shoot my bows because thats what I enjoy, a target compound shooter enjoys his sport, and I wouldn't criticise his technique or encourage him to take up mine. You do whats right for you and right for the type of archery you do. Now I shoot three stlyes of shooting, roving mark, distance shooting (with heavy arrows not much flight) and field. My bows and style allow me to do all three. _________________ Thats not a bow............

Club:
Bow: 115lb yew bow, 130lb laminate bow
Sight: Good grief, I'm supposed to aim?
Arrows: 1/2" diameter, 32" long English battleshafts
Accesories:

madhatter
Apprentice Bowman

UK N/W Area Rep (NFAS)

Posts: 140
Club Committee Member
Location: Cheshire.

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:58 am Post subject:

So long as your happy doing what you like...that's fair enough for me. I cant stand people who will criticise what others like to do. I used to get people telling me that I should not be shooting a 32lb recurve and shooting H/T......they were advised to go away ** * that was what I enjoyed, in fact I still have the bow and every time I use it, I have a smile on my face. [there again some say I am simple]

Club: Goshawk Archers
Bow: Bow Tech Constitution,AFB,Recurve,Bamboo Longbow
Sight: Viper 5 pin
Arrows: POC & Light Speed 400
Accesories: sweets

fred
Grand Master Bowman

Posts: 1654
Trader/Retailer
Location: Kidderminster Worcs

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:26 am Post subject:

nick1346 wrote:

Nice one Fred! Who was that, you can always pm me. And honestly Madhatter it aint no macho thing, just technique. Archery is about fun not one upmanship.

Sorry Nick I never give imformation about customers I tell people what I have sold but customers names are private. Nick I hope you do not think I am being funny but it the way I do business.
Fred

Club: Die Hard Archers
Bow: KG 1
Sight: none
Arrows: matched wooden
Accesories: none

nick1346
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Posts: 32
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Location: The New Forest

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:32 am Post subject:

fred wrote:

nick1346 wrote:

Nice one Fred! Who was that, you can always pm me. And honestly Madhatter it aint no macho thing, just technique. Archery is about fun not one upmanship.

Sorry Nick I never give imformation about customers I tell people what I have sold but customers names are private. Nick I hope you do not think I am being funny but it the way I do business.
Fred

No worries Fred, in fact I thought that as soon as I posted it, a case of me as usual not thinking things through!

_________________
Thats not a bow............

Club:
Bow: 115lb yew bow, 130lb laminate bow
Sight: Good grief, I'm supposed to aim?
Arrows: 1/2" diameter, 32" long English battleshafts
Accesories:

nick1346
Cub Poster

Posts: 32
No Commercial Interest
Location: The New Forest

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:36 am Post subject:

madhatter wrote:

So long as your happy doing what you like...that's fair enough for me.

I cant stand people who will criticise what others like to do.

I used to get people telling me that I should not be shooting a 32lb recurve and shooting H/T......they were advised to go away **** ***
that was what I enjoyed, in fact I still have the bow and every time I use it, I have a smile on my face. [there again some say I am simple]

It is annoying isn't it! I used to get a lot of stick at our local club, but now people have realised that I'm not that bad

And just for the record I'll happily shoot with anyone, (so long as it isn't long winded target archery, just not my bag!)

_________________
Thats not a bow............

Club:
Bow: 115lb yew bow, 130lb laminate bow
Sight: Good grief, I'm supposed to aim?
Arrows: 1/2" diameter, 32" long English battleshafts
Accesories:

fred
Grand Master Bowman

Posts: 1654
Trader/Retailer
Location: Kidderminster Worcs

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:54 pm Post subject: war bow

If you can shoot it safe shoot it watch your shoulders. Fred

Club: Die Hard Archers
Bow: KG 1
Sight: none
Arrows: matched wooden
Accesories: none

segolden
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Posts: 2410
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Location: Willcox, Arizona, USA

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 2:14 pm Post subject:

Didn't somebody do a study of a Medieval yeoman's bone structure a while back? Seem to remember they found interesting deformations and structural adaptations in this guy's skeletal structure, caused by a lifetime of pulling heavy bows. Might be interesting to find out what effects it produces. _________________ "For I have drawn Judah taut and applied [My hand] to Ephraim as to a bow." Zech. 9:13 http://www.freenations.freeuk.com/ http://www.melaniephillips.com/

Club: none
Bow: Quinn Comet XL, Grozer Horsebow, KG ELB, Two Rivers R/D
Sight: DAS Kinetic SRF
Arrows: Easton X7 Eclipse 1916's, GT XT Hunter 3555's
Accesories: Sims SRS stab, enhancer & Limbsavers; Dawgware side-quiver

Awaiting MBLLC Phoenix bow

madhatter
Apprentice Bowman

UK N/W Area Rep (NFAS)

Posts: 140
Club Committee Member
Location: Cheshire.

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 3:17 pm Post subject:

I couldn't get along with my Longbow, to much pain around my neck.

Club: Goshawk Archers
Bow: Bow Tech Constitution,AFB,Recurve,Bamboo Longbow
Sight: Viper 5 pin
Arrows: POC & Light Speed 400
Accesories: sweets

nick1346
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Posts: 32
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Location: The New Forest

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:47 am Post subject:

segolden wrote:

Didn't somebody do a study of a Medieval yeoman's bone structure a while back? Seem to remember they found interesting deformations and structural adaptations in this guy's skeletal structure, caused by a lifetime of pulling heavy bows. Might be interesting to find out what effects it produces.

Its the same as someone who climbs a ladder everyday, he'll get really big calf muscles and if where to do it from being a child he'd develop thick dense leg bones! Excercise the the body at it will adapt! From my own experience it has affect my over all body structure, just made me a bit stronger, if I trained everyday then I would expect some changes. But then I'm 35 so I suppose my bones have stopped developing!

A friend of mine had a problem with his shoulder last year which was caused from a motorbike accident, when visiting the physio he expected to be told 'stop pulling pulling warbows its dangerous!'. But the physio actually thought it was a good thing to be doing! Although I think its a case of staying within or close to your limits, bodies are easily damaged, especially if you try to run before you can walk.

It was known in the middle ages that longtime veteran archers where proud of their caloused hands and asymetrical body frame, they wore it as a badge of honour if you like. I would love to talk to a specialist one of these days about it all, very interesting.

_________________
Thats not a bow............

Club:
Bow: 115lb yew bow, 130lb laminate bow
Sight: Good grief, I'm supposed to aim?
Arrows: 1/2" diameter, 32" long English battleshafts
Accesories:

Glennan_Carnie
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Posts: 12
Location: Bournemouth

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 3:22 pm Post subject:

segolden wrote:

Interesting that so many people (present company excepted) seem to equate 'structural deformation' with 'crippled'.

Just about any activity done to an extreme will cause deformation of your skeletal structure. It certainly does in tennis players - but no-one considers top-class tennis players to be crippled! Even sitting on the sofa watching TV will deform your skeleton.

You'll probably find that the mere act of shooting in a bow will deform your structure to a certain extent. It's just more noticable on the MR archers 1) Because they're dead and we can see their skeletons

2) They started so young and shot such heavy (by today's standards) bows

Club:
Bow: English livery (war) bow
Sight: Mark1 eyeball
Arrows: 1/2 x 31.5" 50 - 100g war arrows
Accesories: Tassle and bollock dagger - who needs more?

segolden
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Location: Willcox, Arizona, USA

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 3:40 pm Post subject:

Heh, I doubt if anybody who got into a spat with a Yeoman of that era would've called him crippled, at least after he was dragged off black, blue and bloodied. Darned if I would today, either, as I have enough dental work to be done as it is! _________________ "For I have drawn Judah taut and applied [My hand] to Ephraim as to a bow." Zech. 9:13 http://www.freenations.freeuk.com/ http://www.melaniephillips.com/