Bowing out

From: Joerg Baumgartner <joe_at_toppoint.de>
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 97 23:41 MET


James Frusetta:
>I'm curious in part over people's opinions on which is the _better_ bow,
>in terms of its value as a tool, not in terms of its value as a tool with
>tactics applied. For the latter, the Mongols clearly kicked medieval Brit
>longbow butt, and I would not need to ask opinons (I may well get them
>after such a leading comment, however :). Introducing a nomad bow will
>not introduce Mongol tactics, no.

As an archer, I prefer the longbow over the over-recurved horse bow for side stability. From horseback, canoe, or trees the long stick often is difficult to use, though. Best to have both...


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