And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Alright. Now we need a mechanical engineer or somebody who understands physics better than I do. The question being whether the unequal lengths of the bow arms relative to the arrow position along with the unequal chord lengths of the bowstring would have an effect on the flight path of the arrow that would be different than if the arrow were located in the normal (centered) position. "What? Oh the beautiful woman? Yep, gorgeous."
My understanding of when tillering (balancing the bow), the lower limb is stiffer (usually due to larger cross section) to ensure accuracy of the bolt and the upper limb is for thrust.
It's a Japanese longbow. I have one. It's about seven and a half feet tall. The top-heavy design is so it is easier to handle either on foot or on horseback. It looks like it shouldn't work well, but it does. The cross section is no different at the top or bottom out to equal lengths, but the longer top arm has more taper at the end and is more flexible. This evens out the force. The archer in the photo shows good form. Notice the string is against her chest and she has good "cheek weld" on the arrow. When the arrow is released, the bow spins to the left in the grip hand allowing the string and arrow to swing out to the right and miss hitting the archer. Most female archers wear a black leather chest protector in case the string doesn't clear soon enough, which is common with new shooters. This archer is wearing a white chest protector, so it's harder to see. When the bow finishes spinning around, the string hits the archer in the back of the grip arm with a satisfying whack. Nice photo.
She could put that arrow through you - and your little dog too.
ReplyDeleteAlright. Now we need a mechanical engineer or somebody who understands physics better than I do. The question being whether the unequal lengths of the bow arms relative to the arrow position along with the unequal chord lengths of the bowstring would have an effect on the flight path of the arrow that would be different than if the arrow were located in the normal (centered) position. "What? Oh the beautiful woman? Yep, gorgeous."
ReplyDeleteMy understanding of when tillering (balancing the bow), the lower limb is stiffer (usually due to larger cross section) to ensure accuracy of the bolt and the upper limb is for thrust.
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ReplyDeleteIt's a Japanese longbow. I have one. It's about seven and a half feet tall. The top-heavy design is so it is easier to handle either on foot or on horseback. It looks like it shouldn't work well, but it does. The cross section is no different at the top or bottom out to equal lengths, but the longer top arm has more taper at the end and is more flexible. This evens out the force. The archer in the photo shows good form. Notice the string is against her chest and she has good "cheek weld" on the arrow. When the arrow is released, the bow spins to the left in the grip hand allowing the string and arrow to swing out to the right and miss hitting the archer. Most female archers wear a black leather chest protector in case the string doesn't clear soon enough, which is common with new shooters. This archer is wearing a white chest protector, so it's harder to see. When the bow finishes spinning around, the string hits the archer in the back of the grip arm with a satisfying whack. Nice photo.
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