Which came first the bow or the arrow...
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LOL! Probably!JawsDad said:
I do agree though . . . probably the arrow first. Probably discovered somehow by accident.
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The arrows..........the actual "broadhead delivery system".
What we need is $100 bows and $700 arrows.
What we need is $100 bows and $700 arrows.
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It was the arrow - I was there....:wink:
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The arrow (small spear) came first but then there followed the nasty arguments between the purists and the new tech guys over whether it was ethical to harvest animals by use of such modern tech as utilizing a bent stick and a string to launch a small spear. as well as: (but what about the handicapped ************* who NEEDS the bow to be able to hunt?) and ( every Tom, Dick and Harry will be able to join the hunt quickly without having to master the art of spear throwing)
Then the atlatl fellows chimed in with their two cents and it bacame a free-for-all until the moderaters created a new forum just for that controversial issue.
Then the atlatl fellows chimed in with their two cents and it bacame a free-for-all until the moderaters created a new forum just for that controversial issue.
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:confused3: Hmmm... Kinda like inkjet printers and ink! Get a "free" printer with your computer and spend $1000 on ink to use it.bigrackHack said:The arrows..........the actual "broadhead delivery system".
What we need is $100 bows and $700 arrows.
IMHO it is a trilogy of the bow, the arrow and the archer. No one can function optimally without being properly fitted to the other two.JAVI said:
Most archers will get the greatest gains in accuracy by improving the archer. However, the bow must fit the archer and the arrow should be at least reasonably matched to the bow. However, the arrows must also match each other.
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Any bow would be repeatable, without hysterisis, so you have repeatable accuracy.
Then you have the arrows, they need to be exactly the same accuracy over a lot, like six arrows.
One bow, six arrows,
for accuracy, I'd say your arrows need to be more consistant.
Crappy bow, premium arrows?
Premium bow, crappy arrows?
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Then you have the arrows, they need to be exactly the same accuracy over a lot, like six arrows.
One bow, six arrows,
for accuracy, I'd say your arrows need to be more consistant.
Crappy bow, premium arrows?
Premium bow, crappy arrows?
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I am surprised y'all don't know the real answer to this....
The bow came first....in the form of a sling...
They slung rocks then.....after awhile they inveted a hand spear.....
Sitting around one night they pondered how to propel the spear....
Hence modifying the slingshot to propel the arrow. :darkbeer: :wink:
The bow came first....in the form of a sling...
They slung rocks then.....after awhile they inveted a hand spear.....
Sitting around one night they pondered how to propel the spear....
Hence modifying the slingshot to propel the arrow. :darkbeer: :wink:
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the arrow=used with a throwing stick.biggest arrow i ever saw.............
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I thought the atlatl was a precursor to the bow? Which would make the arrow, in the shape similar to what we refer to as an arrow (stick, point, fletch), first. The atlatl is credited by some for ridding North America of large mammals like the mammoth.
I agree with him!
If I'm on track here, the Atlatl was thrown accurately with and notched stick, ( which also had a name I can't remember ), at a distance of only 20 to 60 feet.
I couldn't remember the name, but the Atlatl was used first according to the documentary programs I watched, and then the bow came next to propel a smaller arrow, which gave more distance between the hunter and the sometimes dangerous prey they hunted.Spreggy said:
If I'm on track here, the Atlatl was thrown accurately with and notched stick, ( which also had a name I can't remember ), at a distance of only 20 to 60 feet.
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I've seen some dudes that start slingin' 3 days before bow season that couldn't match atlatl accuracy.r302 said:If I'm on track here, the Atlatl was thrown accurately with and notched stick, ( which also had a name I can't remember ), at a distance of only 20 to 60 feet.
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I looked it up in my encyclopedia and arrow comes first.
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