Nic Rhodes
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Can any recommend a good book on Mongol archery please? (or other source of info). I have found good info on other asiatic types but much more limited on Mongol archery.
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thanks, will look out for it but will prepare to tell those historians off :grin:'Genghis Khan - Life, Death and Resurrection' - by John Man
Finding it very interesting although I nearly stopped reading in disgust when he talks about 'firing' arrows and says that hornbows are basic and inferior, but I decided to forgive him on the basis that he is an historian and not an archer....
My copy was dispatched two weeks ago, is it any good. It looked nice.Bit of a diversion, but if anyone's interested in the Turkish Ottoman bows they could do a lot worse than check out the following: Ottoman Turkish bows, manufacture & design - by Adam Karpowicz It's really aimed for those wishing to build a bow, but has a lot of history and test results of the bows.
I think i would be reluctant to rely on 'archery' information coming from an historian who makes such a basic error. it makes me wonder how much he has researched this part of his subject.'Genghis Khan - Life, Death and Resurrection' - by John Man
Finding it very interesting although I nearly stopped reading in disgust when he talks about 'firing' arrows and says that hornbows are basic and inferior, but I decided to forgive him on the basis that he is an historian and not an archer....
Great close-up shots of string bridges. Never seen them before and not sure what they do? Prevent string slap perhaps? Cheers
Like the video. The judging seems a bit hazardous.
String bridges serve several purposes: They reduce the risk of the bow unstringing itself when shooting (highly reflexed bows can be a bit prone to this). They also stop the string dead at the end of the powerstroke, in theory giving an additional ?snap? to the arrow?s release, and the string a frequency of a shorter bow ? both should increase arrow speed (with lightweight arrows). And yes, this will also help to reduce wrist slap. I have also read that they can be used to ?hook up? spent arrows on the field so you don?t have to dismount your horse.