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Originally Posted by Bald Eagle You've hit the nail on the head Gibbon, I too have shot all disciplines and did well in all and thoroughly enjoyed the experiences, but why do longbowmen have to shoot together? Why can't they mix in with other disciplines? Why do they mock other disciplines as though theirs is the only "true" bow? I admire longbow archers who shoot well but they seem to be few and far between. I love the new woods that are used in longbow making, i.e. Bamboo,but why are they still missing the boss and ricochetting off tres in the wood? |
I agree with you on this BE, some longbow archers can be a little odd and can have huge chips on there shoulder oozing tradition and such like. Well I for one intend not to be like that, I will shoot with anyone and everyone, and not all longbow archers are like that anyway. Why do they miss all the time? For the very reasons you described earlier, lack of commitment, not taking it seriously and using it as an excuse to miss. But none of that is the fault of the longbow is it? It is a very difficult bow to shoot, not idealy suited to people who do not realy want to do it properly.
Like every thing I do I will do it to the best of my ability, pulling arrows out of the grass is something I do not intend to do for long.
I had a chat with Keith from yewtree archey, he is the chap who will make my bow. reality check on my part, to reach 100 yds I need a bow of about 60lb DW, no way can I shoot one like that, I'm going for a 50lb and leave the macho stuff to the worm hunters.