Still true? Tiller question

[Greenman1867]

I found this quote from an old book on another site.

"And every bow should be stronger in the upper limb than in the lower for three reasons- the first is that one has two fingers under the arrow, and the hand by which it is held should properly be opposite the centre of the bow. The second reason is that all bows, which by their make bend, always shoot in the direction of their weakest limb, so that when the lower limb is the strongest (the arrow), jumps and shoots high, and farther. The third reason is that all men who wish to shoot far, must, to do so with the greatest advantage, shoot with the wind and high ; but all the same, every one does not know this, and you must know that when a bow is strongest in the lower limb, it corrects this fault of itself."

http://www.archerylibrary.com/books/gallice/docs/chapter02-1.html

Does this still ring true?

[Pappy]

Not for me. of course I ant trying to shoot far,just accurate.
 Pappy

[Blaflair2]

I was always told and have read the opposite. Bottom limb is stronger

[Centerless]

It's the opposite of what I've been told.  Curious.

[Tom Leemans]

I learned that the lower limb has more stresses placed on it by default, due to hand placement, so it needs to be a tad stronger. Either way, the tips need to arrive home in unison if you want the best arrow flight.

[1442]

 Seems like the first sentance is backwards, then the rest of the paragragh contradicts it. Reminds me of a translation to english from another language

[willie]

1442

you might have nailed that one good

from the prologue to the above quote:

NOTE BY THE TRANSLATOR.
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The following translation is not printed without misgiving as the old provincial French terms used by the writer and the construction of some of the sentences are by no means clear, and the modern equivalents of some of the words are not identified even by French experts. I am much indebted to M. H. Gallice for the assistance he has given me in elucidating the meaning of several obscure passages and words, and also for the loan of the facsimile blocks of the remaining leaves of the only known printed copy of the book.