Hey look, there's a new Robin Hood show coming with Sean Bean as the Sheriff!

[Paul Farquhar]

Have you seen the new Witcher trailers?

That’s why he might be looking for a job.

 

[Ryujin]

That’s why he might be looking for a job.

I've seen a couple of the new season and, in a word, underwhelming.

 

[jolt]

"Lithe and listen, gentleman,
That be of freeborn blood;
I shall you tell of a good yeoman,
His name was Robin Hood."

"Robin was a proud outlaw,
Whiles he walked on ground;
So courteous an outlaw as he was one
Was never none found."

 

[môrgondír]

If the "dual-shooting" style pictured in this marketing image was predominant in this series, I'd say the show could give 'Men in Tights' a run on its money for becoming a cult classic.

There's all sorts of comedy potential here.

 

[Ryujin]

If the "dual-shooting" style pictured in this marketing image was predominant in this series, I'd say the show could give 'Men in Tights' a run on its money for becoming a cult classic.

There's all sorts of comedy potential here.
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What, by all that's holy, is happening in that picture? Marian is drawing Robin's bow?! Have the people who made that abomination ever actually held a bow, let alone a 100# plus pull warbow?

 

[Zardnaar]

What, by all that's holy, is happening in that picture? Marian is drawing Robin's bow?! Have the people who made that abomination ever actually held a bow, let alone a 100# plus pull warbow?

Doesn't look like a 100 pound bow to me vs a hollywood one.

 

[Ryujin]

Doesn't look like a 100 pound bow to me vs a hollywood one.

Of course it's going to be a prop bow, but they could at least try to be otherwise accurate.

The arrow is also on what would usually be the wrong side of the bow, for a right=handed shooter.* (I'm a leftie)

EDIT - And sitting on... what? This screams AI.

* In Western archery the arrow usually, though not always, crosses to the other side and is a finger release. Eastern archery is the opposite, with the arrow being on the same side, and it's usually a thumb/thumb ring release. There's obviously variation, but that's convention.

 

[Zardnaar]

Of course it's going to be a prop bow, but they could at least try to be otherwise accurate.

The arrow is also on what would usually be the wrong side of the bow, for a right=handed shooter.* (I'm a leftie)

EDIT - And sitting on... what? This screams AI.

* In Western archery the arrow usually, though not always, crosses to the other side and is a finger release. Eastern archery is the opposite, with the arrow being on the same side, and it's usually a thumb/thumb ring release. There's obviously variation, but that's convention.

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All I know at 55 pounds a lot couldn't draw it. I did 80 pounds but not sure I could do much more than that.

That was when I could pick up a 63kg beer keg each hand. Bows a bit different.

 

[Ryujin]

All I know at 55 pounds a lot couldn't draw it. I did 80 pounds but not sure I could do much more than that.

That was when I could pick up a 63kg beer keg each hand. Bows a bit different.

I have a flatbow and a Mongolian pattern recurve, both of which are 45# at 28". I can draw them but not comfortably, as I'm well out of shape. I'm looking at buying a 30# recurve to start building the muscles again. At my best the most that I could draw and accurately shoot was around 80#. Studies of the bones of Medieval archers showed that their muscle development wasn't exactly what you would call symmetrical. Back muscles are heavily used, not just the arms.

And that bow looks like a flat board in that picture, as well. Not a hint of curve to match that rubber band string.

Lindybeige has a great video on archery in film.

 

[Zardnaar]

I have a flatbow and a Mongolian pattern recurve, both of which are 45# at 28". I can draw them but not comfortably, as I'm well out of shape. I'm looking at buying a 30# recurve to start building the muscles again. At my best the most that I could draw and accurately shoot was around 80#. Studies of the bones of Medieval archers showed that their muscle development wasn't exactly what you would call symmetrical. Back muscles are heavily used, not just the arms.

And that bow looks like a flat board in that picture, as well. Not a hint of curve to match that rubber band string.

Lindybeige has a great video on archery in film.

I could draw comfortably at 55 in better shape than now.

Lindybeige is ok but I watched a guy firing one at 150 draw weight. He was testing bodkin arrows vs contemporary brestplates.

His technique was interesting. Guy was more like a barrel vs a gym bunny poser though.

I've seen guys built like him way stronger than my best. They load trucks and work in ports. Theoretically they could probably hit the gym and train themselves to fire those bows.

Theres guys who think they're strong, guys who are string then the guys who know theyre strong looking at the really strong ones.