Longbows are no good

[CBR]

What we have to realise is these are very much the exception rather than the rule. Longbows of that time were nearer 80 - 120lbs and Asiatic composites of the horseback archers 50 - 80lbs.
......Orda

Are the horsearcher draw weights based on examples of bows or any sources?


CBR

[Orda Khan]

Are the horsearcher draw weights based on examples of bows or any sources?
CBR

Estimates based on the materials found, especially the earlier horse archers like Huns, Avars, Magyars, where evidence was more fragmentary. Some later examples have survived quite well.
www.atarn.org has some very interesting features on archaeological finds.

Ive been wondering about the difference between english and welsh archers, how big was the difference? Was the difference minimized as time by? Or was the welsh archers the elite archers of their time? As far as i know they both used yew bows, but did the bow types differ?

Basically, the English saw the potential of the longbow as a very effective weapon during their campaign in Wales. Welsh bowmen featured alongside English bowmen and it would be wrong to suggest that either was better, that would depend entirely on the individual. By the time of the 100 year war, bowmen were all elite; maybe not by merit of birth but they plied their trade for a wage and many enjoyed 'freeman' status

........Orda