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To: Brad from Tennessee

We simply don’t understand how good ancient archers were. We are now relearning their secrets. This Dane is making it happen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zGnxeSbb3g

He’s the best “real combat” archer in the world.


16 posted on 07/30/2015 11:30:22 AM PDT by vladimir998 (Apparently I'm still living in your head rent free. At least now it isn't empty.)
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To: vladimir998
"We simply don’t understand how good ancient archers were. We are now relearning their secrets. This Dane is making it happen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zGnxeSbb3g He’s the best “real combat” archer in the world."

That was awesome. Thanks for posting.

28 posted on 07/30/2015 11:46:58 AM PDT by wtd
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A friend of mine, a Civil War buff, speculated that units of archers could have played a role on the 1860’s battlefield. He said trained archers could put out a higher rate—6 to 8 arrows per minute—of fire than infantry armed with Springfield or Enfield rifled muskets—2 to 3 rounds per minute. Of course the riflemen would have a great advantage in range over the bowmen who might well be limited to fighting from defensive positions, firing indirectly in volleys at masses of attackers. Just saying.
41 posted on 07/30/2015 12:08:32 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee (A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
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To: vladimir998

I’ve never seen that kind of rapid fire from a bow. Another great archer is Byron Ferguson, who can hit a tossed aspirin with his longbow. Lots of videos online demonstrating his skills.


45 posted on 07/30/2015 12:12:18 PM PDT by dainbramaged (Get out of my country now)
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50 posted on 07/30/2015 12:22:33 PM PDT by GeronL
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“Real Archers” disagree. One of many rebuttals:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zGnxeSbb3g


66 posted on 07/30/2015 2:06:13 PM PDT by MTsumi
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