Why are Reversals called Reversals?

[silver streak]

Anyone got any ideas why drawing your bow in practice without an arrow is called a reversal?

[Russ]

Is it because you "reverse" the draw, instead of releasing the arrow? If you're careful that is...

Just a guess.

[Andyakashrek]

Reversals are just that. When you are drawing your bow without an arrow you are building muscle memory, toning and conditioning your drawing arm and bow arm muscles. If you then stop, after a while the muscles revert, or reverse, to their original state.
Thats why my 6 pack has disappeared.

[Old Bloke]

Nah...in a crowded room with much banter in the background, a hard of hearing archer heard an all important coach say * Of course you must rehearse the shot both mentaly and physicaly before carrying out the shot* The hard of hearing archer then put into practice what he though he heard as reversals instead of rehearsals. And it came to pass that the archer who had been touched by the wise one, passed onto the unsuspecting flock the term of *reversals* and not as it should have been *rehearsals* And so it was, cast in stone.

[Brycedale]

Originally Posted by silver streak

Anyone got any ideas why drawing your bow in practice without an arrow is called a reversal?

I've been an archer for the last 36 years (not shot very much for the last 3 or 4) and I have never heard of the term "reversal". Where does this rubbish come from? Can't anyone use plain English any more? Or perhaps I need to push the envelope!! and square the box.
I tend to think that "Old Bloke" has got the right idea.

[buzz lite beer]

Originally Posted by Old Bloke

Nah...in a crowded room with much banter in the background, a hard of hearing archer heard an all important coach say * Of course you must rehearse the shot both mentaly and physicaly before carrying out the shot* The hard of hearing archer then put into practice what he though he heard as reversals instead of rehearsals. And it came to pass that the archer who had been touched by the wise one, passed onto the unsuspecting flock the term of *reversals* and not as it should have been *rehearsals* And so it was, cast in stone.

"Blessed are the Greek"

Originally Posted by Old Bloke

Nah...in a crowded room with much banter in the background, a hard of hearing archer heard an all important coach say * Of course you must rehearse the shot both mentaly and physicaly before carrying out the shot* The hard of hearing archer then put into practice what he though he heard as reversals instead of rehearsals. And it came to pass that the archer who had been touched by the wise one, passed onto the unsuspecting flock the term of *reversals* and not as it should have been *rehearsals* And so it was, cast in stone.

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