[OT] Mongol Arrows

[gamegeek2]

The Altai is the debated homeland of multiple cultures that feature nomads: the Altaics and Turks probably originated in this general area. The Indo-Iranians were somewhat to the west, I think.

[Celtic_Punk]

I learnt to hunt from a very young age. The first weapon I used was an English Longbow. The Nomads of the East would have relied almost exclusively on the bow to feed themselves. Which accounts for why they were quite strong ---- High protein + daily labour = crazy muscles and strength! Nomadism (new word? IM SHAKESPEARE!!! WOOO) itself thins out the population and forces Darwinism into overdrive.

[desert]

You learned to hunt with an English longbow?

That's like, 5 different levels of WTF.

How can a small boy use such a huge weapon? You need years of practice, and it causes deformities in the bones.

And why a longbow? Why not just a regular bow?

[Strategos Alexandros]

I don't know anything about Mongol bows, but Longbows are pretty easy to make and more powerful than a regular bow. I couldn't use one till I was 13 though so kudos to you Celtic Punk. Have a balloon:

[Celtic_Punk]

I couldn't draw the bow till i was 10, i couldnt draw it fully till about 2 years ago maybe lol. I didn't make my first kill with it till last year actually. Bagged a 500lbs Caribou with a shot to the throat. Hunting with a bow takes an enormous amount of skill and strength. Your only advantage is the relative silence you get from a botched shot. But if that arrow comes within 20 feet of yer target its gone.
DEFORMITIES?! what deformities? other than stretched shoulders. thats all I can think of. I sometimes have back problems but then again who doesn't now n then?

By the way anyone who thinks a composite bow is awesome, just wait till you get in the rain. It falls apart into a couple of harmless pieces of wood. Well i guess you could hit someone with it but still. I'll take my longbow thanks.
hunting with a bow puts you as one with nature. shooting animals is hardly even sport. Guns should be reserved for the 'most dangerous game'.

[desert]

Anyway, here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_longbow#Use
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/YALDlongbow.htm
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/...nglish-longbow

I feel for you, man, I really do.