| A very interesting event. Well worth my fiver!
On the question of the discussion of technique, I disagree with your analysis of it. I don't believe there is a single right way to shoot (although there are clearly some ways that are never going to get you very far). I don't believe the argument was that Pip's method was wrong, but more that Pip's view that the Korean's method was necessarily damaging to archers was to be taken as gospel. I think a lot of us felt that the discussion of this went on too long, but this sort of debate is essential in the development of coaching, so it was good to have it.
I do feel that shooting a bow is the same basic function, whether you're talking about a longbow, recurve or compound, and so the discussion of technique is appicable to all these.
Interesting stuff about his conclusions of the draw weights of medieval bows (80-90# max) and the way they used arrows in battle.
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