Late roman archery (aiming)!

[ratty]

Hi Ratty, great video :wink: !

I shoot too with the both eyes open and with this thumb-ring technique one-eyed aiming seems to be even more unpractical. It seems that this thumb-ring style allows a very rapid firing, especially suitable for horseback archery!? Have you tried to shoot a bow of "warbow-weight" (from 80# up) with this style, it must be a helluva stress to your thumb...

Ps. congratulations again for the newborn yeoman :wink: !

hello virilis 8)

thankyou 8)
how are you getting on with your new bear Hungarian?

i have tried thumbdraw with my heavy weight Hungarian,i can only draw it about 31" at the moment which is 100# and struggle to hit anything smaller than a bus :lol:

drawn to 34" is 120# which i can manage with a Mediterranean draw but i need to improve my strength in the thumb draw discipline.

I've just started making some replica arrows from cane i need to get some tang points and look a bit closer at the nock,I'm a little concerned by following the measurements i have,i may be making hunting arrows rather than war arrows.(for eg archers paradox with an underspined arrow for the draw weight of the bow.) the usual guide for a war arrow is stiff enough is good enough,which will give good matching consistancy for accuracy, but we will have to see when i finish them. :wink: