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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 6293418" data-attributes="member: 57383">The only way an archer can use a fraction of a bow's potential drawstrength is by drawing the arrow a shorter distance than normally. That means the end of the arrow won't be near their face and makes it harder to aim - they can't put the nock next to their eye and look down the shaft if the end of the arrow's nowhere near their face. Further, I suspect an archer using an overpowered military &quot;greatbow&quot; wouldn't hold their aim, but release as soon as they were at full draw and had a bead on their target. When you draw a bow that's at the limit of your strength, it takes so much effort your point of aim will start to wander all over the place as your muscles strain to hold the bow at full draw.For accurate shooting they'd likely be better off with another bow, one that's as powerful as they can comfortably hold at full stretch - I could see an medieval yeoman having a 60 or 70 pound &quot;hunting bow&quot; for accuracy and a 100 or 120 pound bow for military service.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 6293418, member: 57383"] The only way an archer can use a fraction of a bow's potential drawstrength is by drawing the arrow a shorter distance than normally. That means the end of the arrow won't be near their face and makes it harder to aim - they can't put the nock next to their eye and look down the shaft if the end of the arrow's nowhere near their face. Further, I suspect an archer using an overpowered military "greatbow" wouldn't hold their aim, but release as soon as they were at full draw and had a bead on their target. When you draw a bow that's at the limit of your strength, it takes so much effort your point of aim will start to wander all over the place as your muscles strain to hold the bow at full draw. For accurate shooting they'd likely be better off with another bow, one that's as powerful as they can comfortably hold at full stretch - I could see an medieval yeoman having a 60 or 70 pound "hunting bow" for accuracy and a 100 or 120 pound bow for military service. [/QUOTE]

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