Ryan S. wrote: |
Why do you think that people were drawing 200 lbs bows? Has such a high weight bow ever been found? What is the advantage of a 200 lbs bow? My understanding is that the main advantage of a heavy bow is that it shoots a heavy arrow, and therefore has a better chance of piercing armour. However, I haven’t seen any numbers relating to that.. |
We know that people in Asia and the Middle East were shooting bows this heavy. Why would European archers be weaker?