06-02-2007, 04:41 PM
Hi Paul,
What you describe sounds very much like the 'arrow-throwing' that was once a popular sport in the UK, at least in Yorkshire, and which has been described in this article:
Payne-Gallwey, Ralph (1903): Arrow-Throwing, in: The Book of the Crossbow, (New York), pp. 243-6.
Apart from the adding of the lead, the technique is almost similar, at least, it sounds similar to me. The record achieved with these blunt arrows was 372 yards.
Here is an image:
What you describe sounds very much like the 'arrow-throwing' that was once a popular sport in the UK, at least in Yorkshire, and which has been described in this article:
Payne-Gallwey, Ralph (1903): Arrow-Throwing, in: The Book of the Crossbow, (New York), pp. 243-6.
Apart from the adding of the lead, the technique is almost similar, at least, it sounds similar to me. The record achieved with these blunt arrows was 372 yards.
Here is an image:
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THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
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