11-28-2007, 07:07 AM
I found that up to 40# a thumbring works fine with some practice.
Especially when you draw the bow not the European way (to the corner of your mouth), but to your ear or your chest.
The difficulty lies in not pressing on the arrow with your fingers while drawing the string with your thumb.
As for roman bows , their appearance seems to be just like the Asian style bows you see with mongols / scythians. So it would be very likely that they used a thumbring too.
The horn thumbring is most comfortable to shoot , and would be a very likely choice of material.
Check this site for modern versions of classical bows:
www.grozerarchery.com
Especially when you draw the bow not the European way (to the corner of your mouth), but to your ear or your chest.
The difficulty lies in not pressing on the arrow with your fingers while drawing the string with your thumb.
As for roman bows , their appearance seems to be just like the Asian style bows you see with mongols / scythians. So it would be very likely that they used a thumbring too.
The horn thumbring is most comfortable to shoot , and would be a very likely choice of material.
Check this site for modern versions of classical bows:
www.grozerarchery.com
