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2. Longbow - Wikipedia

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   A longbow is a type of tall bow that makes a fairly long draw possible. Longbows for hunting and warfare have been made from many different woods in many cultures; in Europe they date from the Paleolithic era and, since the Bronze Age , were made mainly from yew , or from wych elm if yew was unavailable.

3. English longbow - Wikipedia

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   Self-yew English longbow, 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) long, 470 N (105 lbf) draw force. A late 15th century illustration of the Battle of Crécy. English longbowmen figure prominently in the foreground on the right, where they are driving away Italian mercenary crossbowmen. The English longbow was a powerful medieval type of bow, about

4. Archery - Wikipedia

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   The Welsh longbow proved its worth for the first time in Continental warfare at the Battle of Crécy. [15] In the Americas archery was widespread at European contact. [16] Archery was highly developed in Asia. The Sanskrit term for archery, dhanurvidya, came to refer to martial arts in general.

5. Bow shape - Wikipedia

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   The curves put the materials of the bow under greater stress, allowing a rather short bow to have a high draw weight and a long draw length. This allows a bow that is significantly shorter than a recurve or a longbow to shoot with the same or greater velocity and power.

6. Yumi - Wikipedia

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   Japanese bows, arrows, and arrow-stand Yumi bow names. Yumi is the Japanese term for a bow.As used in English, yumi refers more specifically to traditional Japanese asymmetrical bows, and includes the longer daikyū and the shorter hankyū used in the practice of kyūdō and kyūjutsu, or Japanese archery.

7. Longbow hunter describes his encounter with massive black ...

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   Imagine being alone in the woods, hunting with a primitive longbow and a nearly 700-pound black bear walks toward you.. That’s actually what happened to a Bedford County archer Oct. 28 who was ...