Greetings, My name is Sara, Im part of St. St. Felix and am purchasing a shelving unit ad need help getting it to my house. Its 5x5.3 ad located at the...
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Harry Billings
humble_archer
Dec 4, 2010 3:39 pm
Drawing to the chest would give you greater range while still being able to "see" your target. That would come in handy when shooting at 150 to 200 yards....
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Taslen
taslen2000
Dec 4, 2010 7:43 pm
James, On the drawing to the chest how did you sight the bow? Did you do it the same as you normally would? Gaelen O'Grady Marche of Three Towers Mansfield...
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James W
jameswolfden
Dec 4, 2010 10:52 pm
Yes, I kept stance and sighting the same to minimize the variables. The only thing that changed was the position my string hand anchored at. The main objective...
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i_griffen
Dec 5, 2010 12:11 am
Besides the Bayeuex Tapestry, there may be referance to quivers from the crusades. Does anyone have a copy of the Grey Goosewing it has a lot of info on...
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i_griffen
Dec 5, 2010 12:14 am
Sara Have you posted this on the Atenveldt, Twin Moons, Sundragon Lists? Iain...
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bluecat@...
dirkfrisia
Dec 5, 2010 2:26 pm
James, When I was a child and tried archery for the first time- I remember them having us draw to the chest-- Since I am right handed it was to my right...
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Dan Scheid
damales_redb...
Dec 5, 2010 3:37 pm
if you use instinctive style you don't "sight" you shoot... Damales...
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logantheboweyder
loganthebowe...
Dec 5, 2010 4:40 pm
I've found that anchor points are matched to the type of shooting you do. Deer hunters, those who learn from other deer hunters, and others who primarily...
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James W
jameswolfden
Dec 5, 2010 10:44 pm
Interesting, as a former Cub Scout Leader, I have done a bit of archery with youth and always used the side of mouth as the anchor position. Were you taught to...
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James W
jameswolfden
Dec 5, 2010 10:49 pm
Logan, This matches what I feel is happening. Drawlength is going to change with one's anchor position but a chest draw doesn't shorten the drawlength down. It...
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Joe LaTorre
latorrejoe
Dec 5, 2010 10:56 pm
I designed my hip quiver based on an illustration in John Hewitt's Ancient Armour and Weapons. Hope the following link works for you: ...
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Joe LaTorre
latorrejoe
Dec 5, 2010 11:19 pm
I did a little further research, and found the original manuscript in the British Library: ...
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Carolus
eulenhorst2000
Dec 6, 2010 2:47 am
I find several things about this illustration very interesting. Considering the time period, the use of full mail, a closed sugarloaf helm, and a mounted...
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John edgerton
sirjonfitzrauf
Dec 6, 2010 6:28 am
I did some looking on line and found the source for the drawing in the book. Mounted Archer, from Roy. MS. Universelle, 20, D. i. fol. 127: Histoire and other...
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John edgerton
sirjonfitzrauf
Dec 6, 2010 6:39 am
The illustration is titled "The Death of Palamedes" The Palamedes from Greek myth was stoned to death. So this might be the one with the questing beast from...
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warbow67
Dec 6, 2010 9:08 am
Excellent source. I think the crosshatching is actually leather as there is some identical for the saddle belt under the horse, I doubt that would be...
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warbow67
Dec 6, 2010 9:31 am
Even better. Now that I see the original work, I believe it is indeed a tube body but pinched closed at the bottom. This would make for a very curious project,...
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The Greys
houseofgrey
Dec 6, 2010 1:09 pm
Folks I am NOT a nit picker however a few comments about these two pictures which I have seen before. First off our view point is from the archer's back as...
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Carolus
eulenhorst2000
Dec 6, 2010 2:55 pm
Agreed, they should be taken as "suggestions", however, I have used my quiver on my bow arm side and seen other do so as well. I also suspect that both the...
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Des & Jan Howard
desandjan
Dec 6, 2010 2:57 pm
James I did target archery for a while 45 years back. The norm was bow arm & body in line to target, head square on to target, string drawn back until the...
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Carolus
eulenhorst2000
Dec 6, 2010 3:01 pm
I do not understand your comment about "required"; stance. I shoot IKAC with my target stance (the same as your first description) and find no "requirement"...
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bluecat@...
dirkfrisia
Dec 6, 2010 3:57 pm
... A T stance I guess, but it was more like making a truss with your arms being the braces leading to the body. The arms were not level at the shoulder as I...
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warbow67
Dec 6, 2010 11:26 pm
I have uploaded my initial interpretation of this quiver in the Photos (13th C Quiver), based on what I can see in the details of that painting. Dave H...
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i_griffen
Dec 7, 2010 1:54 am
... Cog you make some valid points. Consider this, if one was to take the Quiver and place it verticaly along the lower back. I think this would work if one...
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Des & Jan Howard
desandjan
Dec 7, 2010 1:58 am
Hmmm... My apologies good Carolus, that'll teach me to "cut & paste" text & not proof read. Edited post ... I must admit that though relearning target archery...
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The Greys
houseofgrey
Dec 7, 2010 1:27 pm
Ian, Your comment was "vertically along the lower back". Given that as written I don't think it would work as the lower half of the quiver would be hitting...
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The Greys
houseofgrey
Dec 7, 2010 2:02 pm
I just uploaded pictures of the Turkish style quiver I made. There are two pictures in the cog Pictures folder, this list. The first one is the quiver I made...
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The UT Wards
dubessa
Dec 7, 2010 3:13 pm
My loving wife of 19 years, Lady Dubessa O'Fidhne (MKA Mary Ward), is nearing the end of her life. After a nine-year long battle with Leukemia, she underwent...
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warbow67
Dec 7, 2010 5:04 pm
I see also that you have made an Italian quiver of the same design I have seen before (and the original painting). I would very much like to see more detailed...
