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Archery - LoveToKnow 1911 |
 | | The Norman archers, who doubtless preserved the traditions of their Danish ancestors, were in the forefront of William's line at Hastings (1(366), but contemporary evidence points conclusively to the short bow, drawn to the chest, as the weapon used on this occasion. |
 | | Most archers prefer the " parallel " pattern - the shaft being the same size from nock to pile; the next is the " barrelled," the shape g bein thick in the centre and tapering towards the ends. |
 | | Modern archers have paid scant attention to mere distance-shooting, which is an art of its own, but their experiments prove that with a fairly heavy bow, say 60 lb or 63 lb, and a long light arrow, known as a " flight arrow," a good archer should be able to reach 300 or 310 yds. |
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