Ancient And Modern Methods Of Arrow Release (1885) - Hardcover

Morse, Edward Sylvester

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1161983643 ISBN 13: 9781161983647

Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2010

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Ancient And Modern Methods Of Arrow Release is a book written by Edward Sylvester Morse in 1885. The book explores the different techniques used by various cultures throughout history to release arrows from a bow. Morse delves into the traditional methods used by Native American and Japanese archers, as well as the more modern techniques used by European archers. The book includes detailed illustrations and descriptions of the various techniques, as well as the materials and equipment used. The author also provides a historical context for each method, discussing the cultural significance and evolution of arrow release techniques over time. This book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history and culture of archery, as well as for modern archers looking to expand their knowledge and skills.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

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Hnities of past races. I am led to publish the data thus far collected, incomplete as they are, with the intention of using the paper in the form of a circular to send abroad, with the hope of securing further material for a more extended memoir on the subject. My interest in the matter was first aroused by having a Japanese friend shoot with me. Being familiar with the usual rules of shooting as practiced for centuries by the English archers, and not being aware of more than one way of properly handling so simple and primitive a weapon as the bow and arrow, it was somewhat surprising to find that the Japanese practice was in every respect totally unlike ours. To illustrate :in the English practice, the bow must be grasped with the firmness of a smiths vice ;in the Japanese practice, on the contrary, it is held as lightly as possible; in both cases, ho Avever, it is held vertically, but in the English method the arrow rests on the left of the bow, while in the Japanese method it is placed on the right. In the English practice a guard ot leather must be worn on the inner and lower portion of the arm to receive the impact of the string; in the Japanese practice no arm-guard is required, as by a curious fling or twirl of the bow hand, coincident with the release of the arrow, the bow (which is nearly circular in section) revolves in the hand, so that the string brings up on the outside of the arm where the impact is so light that no protection is needed. In the English method the bow is grasped in the middle, and consequently the arrow is discharged from a point equidistant from its two ends, while the Japanese archer grasps the bow near its lower third and discharges the arrow from this point.
(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)

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• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1161983643
• ISBN 13: 9781161983647
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 60
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