Re: Draw Length and Anchor
Hun,
I see you are drawing your bow to about the same length as the gentleman with the beard in the photo above. To me this is just far more practical, in terms of real life situations that the ancients would use. Is this right?
Lets face it, the farther you draw the bow, the longer it takes to reach draw length, which means it takes longer to release the arrow, and for it to find its mark.
When hunting or at war, you want to be able to expedite this process as much as possible......because it is a matter of life and death.
What historical reference do we have for such long draw lengths? I have been scouring the net for old paintings, and have come up with very few that can be identified as korean, and comparable.
Keep in mind that Koreans of times gone by were of much shorter stature than they are today (with corresponding arm spans), so their draw lengths would have also been shorter.