Quote from: pfrsantos on January 28, 2015, 07:37:18 PMQuote from: SAK Guy on January 28, 2015, 07:04:05 PMQuote from: pfrsantos on January 28, 2015, 07:00:56 PMSpeaking of amazing archery, this next pic is also amazing. It's part of an ad campaign in Spain, I think.(Image removed from quote.)Comments?... Yeah, his index finger is locked over the arrow at the rest....poor technique.Nope... The bow it's upside down, the rest is below the hand...I guess the only thing right is the arrow with the point facing forward. Everything else is SOOO wrong... Oh, I see, that's an Australian model. No wonder! How did I miss that!
Quote from: SAK Guy on January 28, 2015, 07:04:05 PMQuote from: pfrsantos on January 28, 2015, 07:00:56 PMSpeaking of amazing archery, this next pic is also amazing. It's part of an ad campaign in Spain, I think.(Image removed from quote.)Comments?... Yeah, his index finger is locked over the arrow at the rest....poor technique.Nope... The bow it's upside down, the rest is below the hand...I guess the only thing right is the arrow with the point facing forward. Everything else is SOOO wrong...
Quote from: pfrsantos on January 28, 2015, 07:00:56 PMSpeaking of amazing archery, this next pic is also amazing. It's part of an ad campaign in Spain, I think.(Image removed from quote.)Comments?... Yeah, his index finger is locked over the arrow at the rest....poor technique.
Speaking of amazing archery, this next pic is also amazing. It's part of an ad campaign in Spain, I think.(Image removed from quote.)Comments?...
not like he could shoot anything any way what with the limbs assembled facing backwards.Recurve limbs are supposed to face the other way, no limbs flex at just the ends like that. Mabey that's why he's pulling the string tight between his pinky and ring fingers while holding the whole fletching in his hand. It would fall apart otherwise.funny since the saying seems to translate to something about "setting your sights on a goal, strive and succeeded" or so my interpretation of a crappy literal word for word translator implies.Maybe they should say "if you cant do it right just fake it" instead.
When the Queen visits Scotland it's these chaps who keep her safe.(Image removed from quote.)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Company_of_ArchersYes, we do it old school in Scotland.
Quote from: SAK Guy on January 28, 2015, 08:00:32 PMQuote from: pfrsantos on January 28, 2015, 07:37:18 PMQuote from: SAK Guy on January 28, 2015, 07:04:05 PMQuote from: pfrsantos on January 28, 2015, 07:00:56 PMSpeaking of amazing archery, this next pic is also amazing. It's part of an ad campaign in Spain, I think.(Image removed from quote.)Comments?... Yeah, his index finger is locked over the arrow at the rest....poor technique.Nope... The bow it's upside down, the rest is below the hand...I guess the only thing right is the arrow with the point facing forward. Everything else is SOOO wrong... Oh, I see, that's an Australian model. No wonder! How did I miss that! BrahahahahahahahaNate
Anybody read The Bowmen of England: The story of the English longbow by Featherstone (1968)? Wonderful book!!
I guess not.
Quote from: SAK Guy on March 20, 2015, 09:12:31 PMAnybody read The Bowmen of England: The story of the English longbow by Featherstone (1968)? Wonderful book!!Anybody?
I'd also recommend this by Robert Hardy: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Longbow-A-Social-Military-History/dp/1852604123
Quote from: SAK Guy on March 21, 2015, 06:44:34 PMQuote from: SAK Guy on March 20, 2015, 09:12:31 PMAnybody read The Bowmen of England: The story of the English longbow by Featherstone (1968)? Wonderful book!!Anybody? I haven't read that one, but the Mike Loades Longbow was probably in a similar vein, and was a good read
One of the more famous archery shots in recent years...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCKYiBL3fPM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Quote from: Chako on March 22, 2015, 12:59:48 PMOne of the more famous archery shots in recent years...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCKYiBL3fPM&feature=youtube_gdata_playerBut he shoots it over the top...