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>You cannot really do that without extensive drills Allow me to introduce the longbowmen whose skeletons adapted to being professional longbowmen.[0] [0]https
by onlypassingthru 1y ago
>You cannot really do that without extensive drills
Allow me to introduce the longbowmen whose skeletons adapted to being professional longbowmen.[0]
[0]https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285885888_Architectural_and_biomechanical_alterations_in_medieval_humeri_is_there_a_pre-adaptive_relationship_to_humeral_form https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285885888_Architect...
- kergonath 1y agoThat is entirely different. The drills in question are necessary to have a group of people act in a coordinated way. That requires collective training and discipline, not merely individual training. Your example is of people who trained extensively, sure, but this was not collective manoeuvres that are required for something like firing volleys. It’s also discussed in the story.
- onlypassingthru 1y agoDo you think these professional soldiers trained enough to modify the structure of their bones yet not in a highly coordinated manner with each other? Have you heard of military drills?
- kergonath 1y agoThe fact that I used the term should have tipped you off… Now, can you read the posts before replying?
- Qwertious 1y agoThey aren't military drills; they're legally required to practice for two hours every Sunday (IIRC), which is a world apart from coordinated formations. Notably, you can practice just fine alone, while coordination drills notably require multiple people.