Different muscles will need to be worked to pull back the 100 pound bow string (Guttman). To pull back a longbow an archer needs to be more than just strong. It would be nearly impossible to hold the string back, aim at the target, and release so a different technique needs to be used. Instead the archer needs to pull back and release all in one fluid motion while being in a sideways position as demonstrated in Fig: 1 (Kagay). By using this technique the archer can safely and accurately shoot the bow. Just by adding one new weapon to the battlefield changed the course of history and how wars would be
Different muscles will need to be worked to pull back the 100 pound bow string (Guttman). To pull back a longbow an archer needs to be more than just strong. It would be nearly impossible to hold the string back, aim at the target, and release so a different technique needs to be used. Instead the archer needs to pull back and release all in one fluid motion while being in a sideways position as demonstrated in Fig: 1 (Kagay). By using this technique the archer can safely and accurately shoot the bow. Just by adding one new weapon to the battlefield changed the course of history and how wars would be