mildly interesting vid of some yank on the archers paradox
I remember seeing some doco on the dying art of the woomera among the brothers in australia, a spear chucker that predates archery and for a lot of prehistory was humans most advanced piece of technology. the secret is making really bendy spears of a precise vibration amplitude, and a shitload of practice in mastering the same phenomenon as the vid below, so it could well be lost as there hardly any bugger under the age of 60 who's learnt how to use it and can pass it on
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Thu 1 Oct 2020, 15:53,
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I never fully understood this? even if the arrow did not flex and was to go left of the target. repeatability in archery is the key, they can then just simply adjust the sight (aiming part) accordingly
(, Thu 1 Oct 2020, 16:34, Reply)
if you’re sighting down the arrow, it would be handy to be able to point at the target
if you have to consistently point x to the left, where x depends how far away the target is, that becomes increasingly problematic
(, Thu 1 Oct 2020, 23:47, Reply)