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Interesting you mention this. I was going over some Scythian jewelry and statuary the other day from archaeological contexts, and they're clearly shown using a 3 finger release, though it's harder to tell if it is split finger or three under (likely split finger). I found this super interesting as most horse archery cultures are associated with thumb draws, but the earliest of them seem to have been using three fingers, even with quite short composite recurve bows.I think he shot three under and gapped?:shooting:
That was sort of the dominant theory - shorter bows have so much string pinch that you need to use a thumb instead of three fingers. The Scythian example seems to counter this wisdom though, as their bows were short (48" in some examples) and yet they used three fingers.I wonder why some cultures adopted a thumb draw and others developed a 3-finger draw? Might it have to do with the types of bows these cultures developed and some of them just worked better with a thumb draw?
Thumb draw and finger draw are related to the way, the arrow is placed at the bow.I wonder why some cultures adopted a thumb draw and others developed a 3-finger draw? Might it have to do with the types of bows these cultures developed and some of them just worked better with a thumb draw?
I heard he was a stringwalker!I think he shot three under and gapped?:shooting:
More likey, he shot three into and laughed. LOLI think he shot three under and gapped?:shooting:
Makes sense. I guess a tall English longbow makes for a very accommodating string angle.That was sort of the dominant theory - shorter bows have so much string pinch that you need to use a thumb instead of three fingers. The Scythian example seems to counter this wisdom though, as their bows were short (48" in some examples) and yet they used three fingers.