Ready your bows

Thorney Scrat Mon Apr 15, 2019 3:30 pm

"Ready your bows!"
"Nock!"
"Mark!"
"Draw!"
"Loose!"

Whereas the people of our realm, rich and poor alike, were accustomed formerly in their games to practise archery – whence by God’s help, it is well known that high honour and profit came to our realm, and no small advantage to ourselves in our warlike enterprises…that every man in the same country, if he be able-bodied, shall, upon holidays, make use, in his games, of bows and arrows…and so learn and practise archery.

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nicko Mon Apr 15, 2019 7:21 pm

He's holding it wrong, should be one finger each side of the shaft, and he'll take the end of his nose off when he looses the string ! Remember the "V" sign to the French ? As a matter of interest I used a 6ft Longbow with a pull of 72 lbs when younger,could put a Cloth yard shaft 3inches into a piece of Oak at 100 yrds !

Flap Zappa Mon Apr 15, 2019 7:37 pm

it was an absolutely pathetic attempt, much like the shot of him up shit creek without a creek

Thorney Scrat Mon Apr 15, 2019 7:39 pm

nicko wrote:He's holding it wrong, should be one finger each side of the shaft, and he'll take the end of his nose off when he looses the string ! Remember the "V" sign to the French ? As a matter of interest I used a 6ft Longbow with a pull of 72 lbs when younger,could put a Cloth yard shaft 3inches into a piece of Oak at 100 yrds !

Sadly he's not a professional like you, Penfold!

I was recently reading a book "The Assize of arms" they drew 120lbs @220 yards!

Powerful chaps!

I just found it one of those "events conspire moments" there's no doubt Corbyn was completely unaware of the significance of his participation during the holidays.

3" into a piece of Oak that would have smashed the bone and gone right through your chest!

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