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Offline El Destructo

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Re: History of Canting?
« Reply #15 on: October 23, 2009, 01:59:26 am »
                                what about shooting a Slingshot that Shoots Arrows........... >:D
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: History of Canting?
« Reply #16 on: October 23, 2009, 03:04:24 am »
Quote from: El Destructo on October 22, 2009, 10:21:10 pm
                                              I beleive that We are  all a bit  MENTAL....

Nah... really think so??  >:D >:D >:D
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: History of Canting?
« Reply #17 on: October 23, 2009, 03:56:54 am »
"The relationship between shooter and target is more visceral with a simple wood self bow."
Hey, I like that...sums it up nicely.
Del
BTW I don't see how a vertical bow obscures less of the target???
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Offline WVFishFearMe

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Re: History of Canting?
« Reply #18 on: October 23, 2009, 08:45:58 am »
Try shooting a deer from your knees with a 6' bow without canting. ooga-booga
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mahtosapanumpa

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Re: History of Canting?
« Reply #19 on: October 24, 2009, 11:38:58 am »
On a self bow with or without a rest put the arrow on the string and look down your arrow as you hold the bow vertical. The arrow will be pointing left of center if you are right handed or right of enter if you are left handed. Now cant the bow so that the rest (or your bow hand) and the bow make a V shape. The arrow will now be straight in front of you. When shot vertically the arrow tends to leap up and slightly out from the bow and then recover. We instinctively compensate for that by changing our bow arm in relationship to our target. Usually by canting the bow to a more natural position for us, the bow, and viewing the target. When the bow is canted correctly the arrow will leap up but be already inline with the target.
   I would suggest that shooting a bow vertically would be more modern and perhaps dictated by mass armies shooting long bows shoulder to shoulder.
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Offline PeteC

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Re: History of Canting?
« Reply #20 on: October 24, 2009, 01:03:51 pm »
This has been brought up time and time again.In my case,as a hunter ,I position my bow to get the arrow under my dominant eye,regardless of the position of the shot.The bow may end up anywhere from parallel to the ground to past vertical while contorting my body to make a shot happen.I feel certain that hunters throughout the ages have done likewise.God Bless
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: History of Canting?
« Reply #21 on: October 24, 2009, 02:41:08 pm »
Quote from: mahtosapanumpa on October 24, 2009, 11:38:58 am
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   I would suggest that shooting a bow vertically would be ... perhaps dictated by mass armies shooting long bows shoulder to shoulder.
Kirby

Most likely!
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Re: History of Canting?
« Reply #22 on: October 24, 2009, 07:29:03 pm »
Quote from: mahtosapanumpa on October 24, 2009, 11:38:58 am
On a self bow with or without a rest put the arrow on the string and look down your arrow as you hold the bow vertical. The arrow will be pointing left of center if you are right handed or right of enter if you are left handed. Now cant the bow so that the rest (or your bow hand) and the bow make a V shape. The arrow will now be straight in front of you. When the bow is canted correctly the arrow will leap up but be already inline with the target.
Thats it!!! Excellent answer Mahto!

I've been trying to articulate in my own mind why its easier to aim while canting and you have described it perfectly.

Even Korean archers who shoot on the right side of the bow still cant to the right...which seems odd because I doubt they can even see the points of the arrows at full draw.


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