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I remember from a Lindybeige video that war bows have too much draw weight, so you can’t hold it drawn like in the movies. You have to almost instantly shoot it
by enaaem 1y ago
I remember from a Lindybeige video that war bows have too much draw weight, so you can’t hold it drawn like in the movies. You have to almost instantly shoot it. You want war bows to be as powerful as possible.
- bluGill 1y agoyou could hold a bow for maybe a minute - if you had extensive training. However there is no reason for anyone to train like that (they they didn't / couldn't). Someone strong can hold 200 lbs for a minute - but not longer. Or in that same minute you could launch 6 arrows - which is why they did the 6 arrows.
- p_ing 1y ago60 seconds?! No way. A few at war bow #s, at most. Even 30-40# is often <10 seconds.
- Balgair 1y agoYeah, these bowmen weighed about 1.3X this draw weight. Imagine holding a one handed pull up, with 3 fingers, for a full minute.
- bluGill 1y agoThat would be extensive training in holding a drawn bow. Which isn't training anyone would have had.
- p_ing 1y agoNo one can sustain a hold of war bow weights for 60 seconds. That's 100#+ over three fingers and I'm not sure what the quality of tabs were like back then.