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Maybe go to a LARP or reanectment event and participate (arrows with rubber endings) to compare if there are differences with your close range snowball fight.
by lukan 2y ago
Maybe go to a LARP or reanectment event and participate (arrows with rubber endings) to compare if there are differences with your close range snowball fight.
"army of professional archers would undoubtedly be experts in the same technique."
Because I do doubt that a lot. There is no one shooting in the air on a battlefield to distract.
- onlypassingthru 2y agoYour LARPers are nothing like historical professionals. It's like asking a bunch of chubby Sunday Leaguers to imitate a Champions League team. Not. Even. Close.
- lukan 2y agoHm. Are you aware that reenactment and research often go hand in hand? And if those people won't know, who actually try it out - then sureley you would know better. But how?
- haiku2077 2y agoYou might have mixed up LARP and HEMA.
- lukan 2y agoNo, I did not. But I just stated, that both exist and shoot at people with arrows. (But both do get mixed up, as people involved often go to both events.) And LARP is not scientific, but reenactment often has historians included. Also as part of research. I did not think that point was somehow unclear.
- onlypassingthru 2y agoTo answer below: My fellow Sunday Leaguers also study and re-enact Champions League football. It's a lot of fun but I'm not foolish enough to think I belong on the pitch in a real competition. I didn't train my whole life to be an expert footballer and most researchers didn't train their whole life to drive an arrow through a man in battle.
- lukan 2y ago[You can click the timestamp to reply directly to any comment] And there are still native tribes doing hunting and warfare with bows, that were and are studied. And some reenactment freaks are in a way better shape than their ancestors ever were, due to heavy training and better food. Nobody is shooting in the air with an arrow to distract like you would a snowball. You shoot straight.
- onlypassingthru 2y agoPlease comment here when you know of any LARPers taking on (${insert_professional_sports_team_here}) so I can watch the match!
- the_sleaze_ 2y agoDo you have any experience with a professional athlete in any meaningful direct way? It's normally described as a professional is to a good amateur as a good amateur is to a 5 year old toddler.
- lukan 2y agoI am (or was) a pretty good athlete myself and I still regular shoot with bows (and toy arrows) at people. And I have trained with better athletes. So I value my own opinion here.
- the_sleaze_ 2y agoI've trained with professional fighters in the UFC, and played for as a warmup alternate for my city's MLS team. I've also played extensively with professional soccer players in invitation only pickup games. The difference is truly profound. While I understand you may value your experience you might allow for some lack of direct personal experience.
- lukan 2y agoI am not sure what exactly is your point here? Is there any technical point that I made that makes you think I lack insight into the topic? Then please share.