The use of the bow skills

1, accuracy: careful friends will find that the Mediterranean-style shooting method of the arrow on the outside of the bow holder while the Mongolian-style shooting method of the arrow on the inside of the bow holder, is there any difference between the two? The reason is that the direction of the finger tip is the same as the direction of the bow holder. Because no amount of training can prevent the bowstring from bouncing back much faster than the fingers are extended when the string is released, a side-slip roll will occur. Ancient man had long ago discovered this problem, so the arrows were strung this way to maximize accuracy. The direction of the side-slip is the direction of the fingertips, so the arrow shot this way is not the flight path of the arrow shaft rifled when you aim. This means that the greater the number of fingers on the string the greater the interference with the sideslip. The Mediterranean has 3 fingers all of different lengths, so it certainly has the greatest and most erratic interference. The Mongolian style uses only the thumb to cast, which is more accurate compared to the Mediterranean style. Western archers would fight with leather gloves to minimize damage to the skin. In the Mongolian style, the trigger finger is actually the thumb of the bow holder, and in battle, this finger also has a trigger finger (barrel-shaped), which is meant to further increase accuracy and muzzle velocity (bone and stone triggers are definitely smoother than leather gloves).

2, stability: modern archery with the Mediterranean Sea is because of the 3 fingers of the force surface is large, easy to get on the hand, there is an arrow platform, carbon arrow shaft end of the "string card". Traditional bow without arrow platform, traditional arrows without "string card". Therefore, people think that the Mediterranean style is not very suitable for precision strikes (except for shooting into the sky on the cold battlefield). Those who have used traditional arrows (bamboo or wooden shafts, with only a notch in the tail and no "string catch") should have experienced this: every time you shoot an arrow, it is very unstable, and the shallower the notch in the tail, the more unstable it is. The arrow may even fall to the ground right after the string is released. This is because with the Mediterranean shooting method, the fingers only play a role in pulling the string, and cannot really clamp the arrow shaft. Therefore, there is a high probability that the arrow will be "hit" rather than "pushed" out at the moment of shooting. This is because there is a "gap" between the arrow's tail and the bowstring. Even if there is no notch at the end of the arrow, it will still be 100% successful after mastering the Mongolian style of archery (the Mongols used this method many times against western archers during their western conquests, so that the other side couldn't shoot back after picking up their own arrows). Because the Mongolian style of shooting is not people imagine that only the thumb pull the bowstring, but with the first joint of the thumb (counting from the tip of the finger) and the third joint of the index finger clamped in front of the tail of the arrow at 1.5 - 2 cm, with the tail of the arrow, the first joint of the thumb and the second joint of the position between the position of the bowstring with the **** with the pressure of the bowstring. Many friends say that without a trigger finger can not shoot Mongolian style, in fact, not. I can't even pull a 40-pound bow empty-handed without an arrow, and I can pull a 70-pound bow empty-handed with an arrow shaft. The reason for this is that the end of the arrow is pinched very tightly between the first and second joints of the thumb, distributing the pressure mainly to the shaft. The Mongolian style of shooting is then "seamless" and naturally more stable. Those of you who have experience in mounted archery should realize that it is not possible to shoot a Mediterranean style arrow while the horse is galloping (except for those who have nocked their arrows before galloping, but then you will only be able to shoot one arrow at a gallop). Because the vibrations from the horse's back would make the arrow shaft fall off. There must have been a reason why nomads invented the Mongolian style of shooting, which was for a high degree of stability.